Ante Meridian(noon) and post meridian (noon) so AM is what time of day and PM is what time of day? am stands for ante meridiem, (before noon) its the time from midnight until one minute before noon. pm stands for post meridiem and is the period after noon until one minute before midnight.
A. Stress Testing Defined. Stress testing is a risk management technique used to evaluate the potential effects on an institutionâs financial condition, of a set of specified changes in risk factors, corresponding to exceptional but plausible events. Stress testing includes scenario testing and sensitivity testing (refer to Glossary). Stress testing is especially important after long periods of benign economic and financial conditions, when fading memory of negative conditions can lead to complacency and the underpricing of risk.
You may be used to hitting the treadmill at the gym and but now your doctor wants to put you on a treadmill in the lab. What is she looking for? An exercise stress test is a tool your physician may use to assess your heart health. It is also called a treadmill test or an exercise test. Overview. A stress test can reveal if there is reduced blood flow in the arteries that supply the heart, often a sign of blockage. 1  During exercise, healthy coronary arteries dilate more than those with blockage. Narrowed arteries provide less blood (and less oxygen) to certain areas of the heart.