Suggest Treatment For Bradycardia

Posted on Tue, 3 Oct 2017

Question: attached are the results from my overnight pulse oximeter. is there anything I should be worried about?

Answered by Dr. Rishu Saxena (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Bradycardia.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for asking query on this forum.
I have seen the screenshots attached by you.

Your baseline pulse rate is 50 beats per beat.Heart rate less then 60/minutecis termed as bradycardia and can be suggestive of a problem with electrical conduction in heart.

Few tests should be done to rule out cardiac involvement.
2d echo should be done to see the cardiac function and mobility of walls of heart.

24 hour holter monitoring to see the nature of beats during episodes of bradycardia and number of episodes in 24 hours.

I need some more information-
why this monitoring was done by you?
Please mention the symptoms you are having?

Waiting for your reply and wish you a good day.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Rishu Saxena (32 minutes later)

I was being awoken from sleep with a pulse around 160, so they gave me this to wear overnight. the episode of fast pulse would last 10-15 minutes and occurred up to 4 times per night.

Answered by Dr. Rishu Saxena (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Severe tachycardia.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
You are having recurrent episodes of tachycardia(heart beating fast).
If heart rate was 160 then further investigations should be done as suggested earlier to find out the cause of problem.
There are nany type of tachycardia's.Once evaluated you could be treated for them.
Go for-
2d echo and stress test asap.

Regards!

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