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What Causes Irregular Heartbeats While Having Addison's Disease?
Question: I have addison's disease and i am now experience some irregular heartbeats. i occurs 2-3 times a day. My heart rate is between 80-94. I didn't know if this warrants an ER visit, and if so, what is the treatment
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would recommend consulting going to the ER for a physical exam and some tests:
- a resting ECG
- a chest X ray study
- some blood lab tests (complete blood count for anemia, blood electrolytes for possible imbalance).
Further tests ( a cardiac ultrasound, an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring, cortisol and thyroid hormone plasma levels) in order to determine the possible cause of your symptoms.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would recommend consulting going to the ER for a physical exam and some tests:
- a resting ECG
- a chest X ray study
- some blood lab tests (complete blood count for anemia, blood electrolytes for possible imbalance).
Further tests ( a cardiac ultrasound, an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring, cortisol and thyroid hormone plasma levels) in order to determine the possible cause of your symptoms.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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