All pharmacologic stress tests involve the use of
A)a treadmill to induce stress.
B)medications to induce stress the way exercise would.
C)an arm ergometer to induce stress.
D)radioactive medications to determine tissue perfusion.

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All pharmacologic stress tests involve the use of medications to induce stress the way exercise would. Treadmill and arm ergometer stress tests are non-pharmacologic and involve physical exercise. Radioactive medications may be used in conjunction with pharmacologic stress tests to determine tissue perfusion, but do not involve inducing stress in and of themselves.

All Pharmacologic Stress Tests Involve the Use of