What type of tests do they do for pre-op for heart surgery?

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pat l	At this point cardiac cath has been done, 24 -48 hrs prior to surgery you will have EKG, cmp,cbc,ua,pt ptt. PFT.s are often ordered esp if you are a smoker. And chest a -ray Clearance by your cardiologist . Interview with anesthesia department Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ckm1956	Hemogram Complete Metabolic Panel Liver Function Tests EKG Carotid Ultrasound Echocardiogram Cardiac Catheterization Chest x-rays Pulmonary Function Tests (sometimes) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jimmymae2000	If you're talking about open heart? In addition to the afore mentioned tests they remove all body hair from the neck down to toes. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

My Dear	CBC, Chemitry panel, PT, APTT, echocardiogram, CXR, EKG, CT angiogram (maybe). These are all I can think of now. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Wendy C	The preop itself is just for blood work (all kinds of blood work), EKG, anesthesia interview in which they will discuss how you will be put to sleep, if you have any allergies, if you have any questions about your surgery, a complete medical history will be taken, they will check heart, lungs, and vital signs, family history, etc., and so forth. The preop interview took about 45 minutes to an hour. The Echocardiogram, catherization, (sometimes pulmonary function tests), stress tests, chest x-rays, sometimes TEE (transesophageal echo), etc., are all done before the preop, that is how I found out I needed open heart surgery. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No