No changes necessary. No changes necessary. No changes necessary. Put on surgical gown. Microphones on chest may feel cool.
Discomfort disappears when the test is finished.
Equipment used Stethoscope. Description of test Small microphones are placed on your chest and secured with straps. If you have a hairy chest, it may be shaved before microphones are placed, to ensure a clear recording. Recordings are made of sounds as blood passes through the heart and great vessels. Although this drug may increase heart rate and produce flushing, dizziness and palpitations, effects soon subside.