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.
The nuclear stress test can help to diagnose a heart condition by giving vital information. This data includes: The size of the heart chambers. How well the heart is pumping blood. Whether there is any damage to the heart. If there is any blockage or narrowing of the coronary arteries that provide blood to the heart.