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
Scabies is a common and persistent skin condition that causes intense itching. It is caused by mites that burrow under the skin. Scabies is easily caught through skin-to-skin contact with affected people.The itching is caused by your body's allergic reaction to the mites, their waste, and the eggs they lay under your skin. Permethrin is topically applied and has a few side effects such as burning/stinging and itching. 2  Usually Permethrin will work with one application (of 8-14 hours). 3  But, your doctor may recommend a second application one week after the first one to kill any newly hatched mites.