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What Causes Dizziness, Headache And Slight Chest Pain?
Hi recently I had to go to the E.R. for extreme dizziness headache slight chest pain and vomitting. I was broke out in a cold sweat. Medics thought maybe it was the flu. They did an ekg and a brain scan and blood work but no chest x-ray. I was given medication and an fluid I.V. the doctor said that I had a bad attack of vertigo and I was released to home. Father is deceased from Heart attack. Mother died with a strike My 37 year old son has already had a heart attack,
A few days later I followed up with my family doctor and she ran some blood work and soon called to say that my cardiac profile was way to high. The next week I called the hospital to get a copy of the E.R. report. I found tha another doctor had read the ECG just earlier that same week and the report read Sinus Rhythm, Moderate voltage criteria for LVH, May be Normal variant Long QT Interval Abnormal ECG. This was the reading from the night I was seen in the E.R. The Doctor at that time made no comment on this nor did my family doctor. Should I be concerned Now I am wondering If my family doctor even saw the ecg report.
Symptoms that aren’t clearly from the heart are compared with findings from blood tests and the EKG. If the EKG shows very specific abnormalities, it makes a diagnosis. If it doesn’t show these specific findings, you have to go to the next step. Blood tests are similar. The job in the ER is to be sure that the problem that you have is not demanding of attention right now. If the answer is no, the remaining tests can be done scheduled without the need to stay in the hospital. The EKG that you describe doesn't raise eyebrows. Follow up with your doctor to see if any additional testing like a stress test is needed.
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What Causes Dizziness, Headache And Slight Chest Pain?
Symptoms that aren’t clearly from the heart are compared with findings from blood tests and the EKG. If the EKG shows very specific abnormalities, it makes a diagnosis. If it doesn’t show these specific findings, you have to go to the next step. Blood tests are similar. The job in the ER is to be sure that the problem that you have is not demanding of attention right now. If the answer is no, the remaining tests can be done scheduled without the need to stay in the hospital. The EKG that you describe doesn t raise eyebrows. Follow up with your doctor to see if any additional testing like a stress test is needed.