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Our doctors and clinical team share practical, evidence-based information on common health concerns, preventative care, medical tests and treatments, helping you better understand your health and the care available at Peak Family Practice.
Lung Function Testing (Spirometry):
Persistent cough, wheezing, breathlessness or reduced exercise tolerance can be difficult to interpret from symptoms alone. This guide shows how spirometry measures airflow and lung function, which conditions it may help assess, what happens during testing, and how results can guide treatment or further investigation.
Stress ECG (Exercise ECG):
Chest discomfort, unusual breathlessness, palpitations or declining exercise tolerance may warrant assessment when they occur with activity. The guide describes what a stress ECG can help identify, who may benefit, how bicycle-based testing is performed and monitored, and when further investigation could be needed.
Resting ECG vs Stress ECG:
Resting and stress ECGs answer different questions about heart health. This comparison covers what each test records, symptoms and risk factors that may favour one over the other, what a bicycle exercise ECG involves, and why exertion can reveal changes not visible at rest.