| |
|
 |
 |
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
AND RISK |
 |
 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
Diagnostic Procedures and Level of Risk
Minimal Risk
- Lab tests
- Chest X-ray
- EKG/EEG
- Urinalysis
- Ultrasound/Echocardiography
- KOH prep
Low Risk
- Physiologic tests not under stress (e.g., PFTs)
- Non-cardiovascular imaging studies with contrast (e.g., barium enema)
- Superficial needle biopsies
- ABGs
- Skin biopsies
Moderate Risk
- Physiologic tests under stress (e.g., cardiac stress test)
- Diagnostic endoscopies with no identified risk factors
- Deep needle or incisional biopsies
- Cardiovascular imaging studies with contrast and no identified risk factors (e.g., arteriogram, cardiac catheterization)
- Obtain fluid from body cavity (e.g., LP, thoracentesis, culdocentesis)
High Risk
- Cardiovascular imaging studies with contrast with identified risk factors
- Cardiac EP testing
- Diagnostic endoscopies with identified risk factors
- Discography
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
