Worried About Ecg Readings Posted: 08-04-07 22:27pm
I have visited Two separate doctors in
two separate hospitals because of severe
chest pain shallow breathing and back pain
both hospitals took blood samples chest
x-rays and ECG scans. the first doctor
told me that I had an irregular heartbeat
when he took an ECG scan. the make matters
worse he started asking me if I took
heroine which I don't. The nurse asked
started talking about young basketball
players having heartattacks on the court.
my lab results came out with a 0.00
troponin level so they let me go he
prescribed motrin and reccomended seeing a
cardiologist about my ECG readings
The second doctor I visited took a second
reading that came out simular to the first
and said that my ECG reading was normal
for someone in their 20s his daianosis was
Wall chest Pain and Gastric Reflux..to
which he prescribed Ranitidine..
However my visit to the first hospital
still has me feeling uneasy like I don't
know whats going on can anyone take a look
please at these ECG readings and tell me
whats going on.?
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Posted: 11-21-07 20:00pm
A troponin level is drawn specifically to
see if you have had a heart attack. Your
strip looks pretty darn good to me. I see
no irrigular beats or PVC's in it at all.
Looks normal to me. What we call sinus
rythum strip. But, if the doc told you to
see a cardiologist, then that is what you
do. Maybe he wants a stress test or
something.
Let us know how you make out. Personally
your ECG is just beautiful.
P.S. I worked on a cardiac unit and did
ECG's for 3 years. I think you can ease
your mind. Your troponin level came back
fine, your ECG to me looks great. I am no
doctor by I can read rythum strips.
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