• HOSPITAL SUNGAI BULOH MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

    Request for in-patient cardiology services / Permohonan Prosedur Kardiologi
    HOSPITAL SUNGAI BULOH MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Select the procedure you want to schedule:*
  • CATEGORY A: Inpatient - (ASAP ) - Please discuss with MEDICAL physician in charge
  • CATEGORY B : In-patient (within 24 hours)
  • CATEGORY C : Inpatient (24-72 hours)
  • ECHO INPATIENT APPOINTMENT SLOT
  • ECHO PLUS HOLTER APPOINTMENT (RESERVED ONLY FOR SAME PATIENT)
  • HOLTER APPOINTMENT ONLY

  • AFTER 'SUBMIT' PLEASE CALL ECHO ROOM STAT EXT 1274 TO FORCE SLOT NAME. 

  • CLINICAL INDICATIONS FOR OUTPATIENT:

    1. Heart murmurs - pathological murmur
    2. Suspected congenital heart disease (e.g. VSD/ASD/PDA)
    3. Repeat assessment of known valvular stenosis or regurgitation with change in clinical status
    4. Routine evaluation of tissue prosthetic valve 10 years post surgery
    5. Evaluation of mechanical prosthetic valve with change in clinical status (routine evaluation in asymptomatic patients is not indicated)
    6. Suspected or repeat assessment of stable pericardial effusion
    7. Evaluation of LV function in cardiomyopathy/heart failure
    8. Evaluation of LV function in ischemic heart disease (IHD)
    9. Evaluation of LV function in arrthymia (e.g. tacyarrthymias/bradyarrthymias)
    10. Baseline LV function and periodic review when using cardiotoxic drugs
    11. Repeat assessment of infective endocarditis post treatment
    12. Pre kidney transplant work up
    13. Lung disease with clinical suspicion of cardiac involvement (cor pulmonale)
    14. Suspected or establish pulmonary hypertension
    15. Screening of 1st degree relative diagnosed with gneetic cardiomyopathy (e.g hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
    16. Hemiplegic migraine to look for patent foramen ovale (PFO)
    17. Unexplained stroke or TIA
    18. Suspected cardioembolic stroke
    19. Syncope with heart murmurs /exertional syncope
    20. Suspected connective tissue disease e.g. Marfan syndrome
    21. Suspected or repeat assessment of stable pericardial effusion
    22. Pre operative ECHO for elective or semi emergency surgery*
      a. Documented IHD with reduced functional capacity (<4 METS) , or/and
      b. Symptomatic heart failure, or/and
      c. Murmur in the presence of cardiac or respiratory symptoms, or/and
      d. Suspected structural heart disease

     *References: 1. British society of Echocardiography: clinical indications 2. NHAM Transthoracic ECHO guide 2018, 3. HPRB echo request form

     

  • FOR INDICATIONS ABOVE

    1. BOOK ROUTINE ECHOARDIOGRAM AS OUTPATIENT DATE THROUGH HOSPITAL E-HIS
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