Our Services
We provide a comprehensive range of cardiac and vascular diagnostic tests, described in more detail below.
Many local surgeons refer their patients to Assoc Prof Etheredge’s clinic before undertaking surgery to arrange
important pre-operative investigations.
Many general practitioners refer medical patients for a specialist opinion with Dr Etheredge. These medical
conditions include high blood pressure, cardiac problems and vascular issues.
This is a scan of the kidney arteries in patients with high blood pressure.
A small monitor the size of a 50 cent piece is attached to your chest. This is worn for up to 30 days and is recorded in real time. The bug is downloaded each day via your phone.
This assessment usually involves a Stress Echocardiograph, Signal-Averaged ECG, Lung Function and a Holter Monitor. You should expect to be at the surgery for about 1½ hours.
Downloads:
This test records the electrical activity of your heart. Men with hairy chests will usually have to have some areas shaved for this test. This procedure only takes about 5 minutes.
This test is performed by taking your blood pressure in all four limbs at the same time. You are connected to a machine which pumps the cuffs up automatically. There is no preparation for this test.
This is similar to an ECG, but looks at the electrical activity of your heart to see if there is a possibility of any irregularities. This test takes about 10 minutes.
This is a small recorder connected to a blood pressure cuff on your arm. Once connected, you leave it on until the next day. The cuff pumps up every hour during the day and every second hour during the night to record your blood pressure.
Download Brochure: Ambulatory BP Monitoring
This test has three stages and involves breathing into a machine. A sensor is put on your finger to monitor the oxygen level in your blood. The test takes about 10 minutes. If you use a puffer please bring it with you.
This machine records your heart activity throughout the time you wear it. A small recorder the size of a TV remote is attached to chest leads. Loose clothing is recommended. No showering/bathing is permitted whilst the monitor is attached Worn for16-24 hours/overnight or up to 3 days.
This test involves a 5 to 10 minute walk on a motorised treadmill whilst connected to an ECG machine. Heart images are obtained via ultrasound scanning over the left side of the chest before exercising on the treadmill then again immediately after exercise. This test takes 60 minutes. Please bring shorts and comfortable shoes/ joggers. Towel and shower are available. The test is supervised at all times by a doctor. All resuscitation equipment is on hand.
This involves ultasound scanning at rest. There is no exercise involved in this 30 minute test.
This involves a scan of the veins in your legs to exclude blood clots. There is no preparation. The test takes about 30 minutes.
This is an ultrasound of the arteries in your neck. There is no preparation. The test takes about 15 minutes.
About Dr Etheredge
Dr Etheredge graduated as Dux from Woonona High School. He studied Medicine at the University of NSW and graduated with First Class Honours.
After graduating Dr Etheredge worked as a Resident and Senior Resident Medical Officer at Royal North Shore Hospital and then as Registrar at Sydney Hospital.
He then was awarded a National Kidney Foundation scholarship. This took him to University of California, San Francisco General Hospital where he was employed as Clinical Fellow, working, lecturing and researching in the field of Hypertension.