The patient is brought to the exercise laboratory where the heart rate and blood pressure are recorded at rest. Sticky electrodes are attached to the chest, shoulders and hips and connected to the EKG portion of the Stress test machine. A 12-lead EKG is recorded on paper.
Exposure to plants or chemicals can cause itchy skin at night. Although a wide variety of dermatological conditions and illnesses can cause itchy skin at night, most often the condition is due to xerosis, abnormally dry skin. Xerosis is most common in the winter, when there is little moisture in the air. The condition is not serious and can be treated with moisturizers. If itchy skin at night is chronic or accompanied by a rash, inflammation or scales, the cause may be an underlying illness and treatment should be sought from a dermatologist, a physician that specializes in diseases of the skin. Video of the Day
Dry skin is not just because of the weather. Here are a few factors that make your skin dry. Kriti Saraswat | Updated: April 2, 2015 3:27 pm. Tags: Skincare Dry skin Dry skin causes Harsh soaps Hot showers Eczema Ageing skin Beauty. Dry skin is quite common in the winters but many people have dry skin throughout the year. There are numerous reasons why this may happen. Many a times, you may be making your skin drier by following the wrong skincare routine.