Chest pain in a 58 year old


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Abstract:  span>A 58 year old male with a known history of coronary artery disease presented with worsening chest pain and shortness of breath and was referred for an adenosine stress test for further evaluation.

 

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Question Text

Fixed areas of decreased radiotracer uptake on both stress and rest
cardiac SPECT imaging may be attributable to which of the following
causes?
 

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 Answer: Reversible ischemia 
Correct Answer? 
No
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 Answer: Infarction 
Correct Answer? 
No
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 Answer: Artifact 
Correct Answer? 
No
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 Answer: 1 or 2 
Correct Answer? 
No
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 Answer: 2 or 3 
Correct Answer? 
Yes
 
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