What Are The Signs And Symptoms Of Tachycardia?

Posted on Tue, 3 Oct 2017

Question: what causes what the attached graph shows? the attached shows my blood oxygen level and pulse rate.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You are having tachycardia and fluctuating Spo2 at 1.50-1.55 am.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
I have gone through the graph you gave have attached.
Your Spo2 remains stable at around 95-96.
Your pulse rate remains stable at around 75-80.
Now between 1.50-155 am, your Spo2 starts fluctuating and your pulse starts rising.
This is commonly seen with arousal of sleep apnea.
So please let me know
1. Is this graph part of your sleep study?
2. Are you a sleep apnea patient?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)

no not part of a sleep study it is just a pulse oximeter I have. It always happens about 2 hours after falling asleep. up to 4 times per night.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Do you awake at that time?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
So you have on an average 3-4 such episodes in one night.
Please let me know whether you are awake or remain sleeping during these episodes.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 hours later)

asleep for the first couple seconds of them and then I wake up and suffer through most of it

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
We should definitely rule out sleep apnea in your case.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
We should definitely rule out sleep apnea in your case.
So please let me know
1. Your height
2. Your weight
3. Do you snore?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (28 minutes later)

would sleep apnea be possible given the sp02 levels in the attached chart? I'm 6', 225 lbs and snore but only on my back, which I don't usually sleep on.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, sleep apnea is possible.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, sleep apnea can be possible.
I can have calculated your BMI (body mass index).
It comes to 31. This is very high.
So sleep apnea is a possibility.
Diagnosis of sleep apnea is based on Apnea Hypoapnea index (AHI) on sleep study.
Spo2 is not used for diagnosis.
So please let me know
1. What are your exact symptoms?
2. Do you have excess fat in neck area?
3. Do you have excessive daytime sleepiness?
4. Do you have morning headaches?
5. Have you ever undergone sleep study?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

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