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Does Atrial Fibrillation Cause Behavioural Changes?
Question: Hi My Mother is 76 YO and she had an Aortic valve replacement and ended with AFIB, she has been on Amiodorone, which she is being taken off of is 6 weeks and is on Norvasc for high blood pressure, lately I have noticed she is acting a little should I say goofy, would the Norvasc cause this? Also does AFIB caused by a valve problem end if there was no prior history of this?
Brief Answer:
suggest testing her electrolytes, and thyroid prof
Detailed Answer:
Hi there
I am Dr Mittal, MD
And I am going to try to help you with the query
First what exactly do you mean by "goofy"? Could you give us an example?
I would suggest testing her electrolytes, and thyroid profile. Their abnormailty can cause the issues of altered behavior. Checking sugars will be a good idea too.
Best of luck
Dr Mittal
suggest testing her electrolytes, and thyroid prof
Detailed Answer:
Hi there
I am Dr Mittal, MD
And I am going to try to help you with the query
First what exactly do you mean by "goofy"? Could you give us an example?
I would suggest testing her electrolytes, and thyroid profile. Their abnormailty can cause the issues of altered behavior. Checking sugars will be a good idea too.
Best of luck
Dr Mittal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks, waiting on results of thyroid panel, due to Amiodorone use. Sugars are good, so are electrolytes. What do you think about the AFIB issue?
Brief Answer:
unlikely due to A Fib
Detailed Answer:
A Fib will not cause altered behavior on its own. However, a simple ecg/ekg may help
unlikely due to A Fib
Detailed Answer:
A Fib will not cause altered behavior on its own. However, a simple ecg/ekg may help
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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