Chest Pains?!
Question:
Chest Pains?
Just The Day After The Fourth Of Jluy I Had These Chest Pains For Liek3 Days And It Is Now Gone But They Did ACAt Scan XRays And An EKG And The EMergency Room Doctor Told Me My EKG Is Abnormal And To See My Doctor Whom I Am Going To See Tomorrow.. Help me Out With Some Doctor Jargon....
What Does It Mean To Have An Abnormal EKG???
Answers:
An EKG is simply a representation of the rythm of your heart.
It can reveal abnormalities such as a past MI (heart attack),
atrial fibrilation (where the upper part of your heart is beating quicker than the bottom of your heart), and several other irregularities that need to be diagnosed prior to deciding on a treatment for you.
In a 12-lead EKG, the attach little electrical sensors at 12 different places on your chest, arms, and legs to give them
several viewpoints on the heart to see where problems could be.
If there is terminology that your doctor uses that you do not
fully understand, try to write it down to look it up later.
Ask your doctor what the terms mean in regular language.
Part of the doctors job is communication. Some are much better than others at this task.
If the first EKG was thought to be normal, have another one done to double-check.
Things do get overlooked sometimes in the ER.
Doctors' expertise vary greatly.
The pains could be from something other than your heart.
Examples could be stomach upset,
hernias, muscle strain, among others.
Safety first. Check it out!
Joe