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Why Is EKG Advised In Case Of Kidney Stones?
my husband had a kidney stone that would not pass. His doctor went in and put in a stent. They said they could not see any stones with sonagram or xray. Now they want to go in and break up the stones and want to test him with an EKG why does he need and EKG. And since the pain has been gone what are they breaking up?
Mon, 18 Sep 2017
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Most surgeons and anesthesiologists want to get baseline heart function tests before giving anesthetics for procedures. It is relatively routine.
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