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Cardiac Functional Diagnostics

Medical assistants in cardiac diagnostic testing

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DE, AT, CH
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Overview

Medical assistants support cardiologists in non-invasive and invasive diagnostic procedures and also perform examinations independently on a physician's instruction. This includes resting and exercise ECG, long-term ECG and blood pressure recordings, spirometry and cardiopulmonary exercise testing, as well as assisting with echocardiography and checks of implanted devices. During exercise ECG they watch for technical application errors, monitoring, emergency equipment and device maintenance. They prepare ECG analyses and look after patients under telemonitoring on a physician's instruction. They also coordinate appointments and interfaces with inpatient care and train patients, for example on hypertension or heart failure.

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Profession by country

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Germany
 
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Austria
 
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Switzerland
 

Fields of use and typical tasks

Kardiologische Funktionsdiagnostik

Evidence from: DE, AT, CH

  • Look after outpatients and inpatients
  • Prepare, perform and document resting, exercise and Holter ECG
  • Perform ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
  • Take part in echocardiography
  • Carry out checks of pacemakers, ICDs and CRT systems
  • Assist with electrophysiological procedures

Specializations

Devices and systems they use

Who they work with

  • Cardiologists
  • co-treating physicians and therapists

Frequently asked questions

Who operates the equipment during exercise ECG?

Medical assistants perform the exercise ECG on a physician's instruction; medical chamber training covers performance, monitoring, emergency equipment and device maintenance in the diagnostic unit.

Which examinations do they perform independently?

On a physician's instruction they perform examinations independently; according to the curriculum these include resting and exercise ECG, long-term ECG and blood pressure recordings and spirometry.

Are they involved in telemonitoring?

Yes, they use telemedical methods on a physician's instruction, such as transmission of device data or tele-ECG, and instruct patients in their use.

Which typical error sources do they know in ECG recording?

Training teaches them to recognise technical application errors from the ECG traces.

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