Overview

Caring for your heart and lungs

The Cardiopulmonary Department at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital offers a number of services including diagnostic tests and respiratory therapy.

Inpatient and outpatient services:

• Oxygen therapy
• Arterial Blood Gas Testing
• Pulmonary Function Testing
• 24- and 48-hour Holter Monitoring
• 0 – 7 Day and 7-14 Day Holter Monitoring
• 30 Day Event Monitoring
• Electrocardiograms
• 2D Echocardiography (Cardiac Ultrasound)
  • Diagnostic Images of the heart and surrounding Great Vessels for physicians to diagnose and manage Cardiac Disease
• TransEsophageal Echocardiography
  • A form of upper endoscopy in which a physician takes images of the heart, TransEsophageal Echocardiography is an inpatient or outpatient procedure typically performed with minimal sedation.
• EKG Stress Test:
  • A basic stress test in which the patient walks on a treadmill while being monitored by a physician for EKG changes suggestive of blockages.
• Stress Echocardiogram:
  • The patient walks on a treadmill while their EKG is monitored for changes. Cardiac ultrasound images are obtained before the treadmill and immediately after.
• Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram:
• A stress test used for patients who cannot walk well on a treadmill in which the patient’s EKG is monitored and cardiac ultrasound images are obtained.
• Nuclear Medicine Stress Tests:
  • Lexiscan Stress Test
  • Exercise Cardiolite
  • Electroencephalograms (EEG): The monitoring and recording of a patient’s brain activity

Cardiology

Cardiology includes a number of tests, most during normal business hours with EKGs performed 24 hours per day. We also perform emergency echo and stress tests by on-call Echo Techs. Holter and event monitors are used to evaluate your heart rhythm over a period of time. The department is located on the first floor of the South Tower located off of Vine Street.

For more information, call (270) 752-2120.

Respiratory Therapy

Respiratory Therapy is more of a therapeutic than a diagnostic service, with the exception of Pulmonary Functions Tests that are performed five days per week, Monday thru Friday during daytime hours.

Respiratory Therapy Services :

• Chest percussion and postural drainage
• Aerosol therapy
• Tracheotomy care
• Medication Nebulizer Therapy:Delivers prescribed medications directly to the respiratory system via nebulizers.
• Bipap Management:Set-up and management of CPAP and Bipap machines for non-invasive ventilation
• Helping patients with:
  • Tracheotomies
  • Asthma
  • Bronchitis
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Pneumonia
  • Other cardiopulmonary disorders

For more information, call (270) 752-2120.

The Sleep Lab

The Sleep Lab holds patients overnight and performs sleep studies seven nights per week.

For more information, call (270) 767-0286.

Neurology

Neurology procedures, such as EEGs, are routinely performed during the daytime hours Monday through Friday.

For more information, call (270) 752-2120.

Tests completed in Cardiopulmonary

• Electrocardiograms (EKGs)
• Holter Monitors (24 hrs., 48 hrs., 0 – 7 Days, 7 – 14 Days)
• Event Monitors
• Tilt Table Exams
• Echocardiograms
• Pediatric Echos
• Stress Echos
• Dobutamine Echos
• Definity Contrast Echos
• Bubble Contrast Echos
• TEEs
• Treadmill Stress Tests
• Lexiscans
• Dobutamine Cardiolite
• Exercise Cardiolite
• Vascular Ultrasound Studies
• Lower Ext. Arterial Pleth
• EEG (8 hr. EEG, Sleep Deprived EEG

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