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Q: Heart rhythm disorders
asked by: DoctorQuestion on November 25th, 2008
i have been feeling thightness in my chest with walking around and rapid heart rate. when i lay down for awile it slows back down but feels thight and painful. no pain in my arm anything else. feels like it's my throat and lung region. one of the girl at an office next to mine did and ekg laying down and after standing. the one with the symptoms is as follows it is normal hr 172, rr 493,p60,pr 116,qrs 84,qt 308,qtc 440. axis p 85 qrs 62 t 41 . p (11) 0.20 S (v1) -0.66,r (v5) 1.10 .

then she had me lay down and rest the two ekgs at were rest were as follow hr 73 and 75
intervals rr 821 and 797
p 108 and 114
pr 162 and 160
qrs 88 and 88
qt 372 and 354
qtc 413 and 398

axis p 71
qrs 59 and 71
t 60 and 75

p (11) 0.22 and 0.23
s (v1) -0.87 and same
r (v5) 1.37 and 1.30

she told me to ring to my md they are out and was wondering if it can wait or if i should be seen


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Dr. Andrijana Shterjovska , MD
replied on November 26th, 2008
Heart Disease and Heart Attack Answer A4984
Current medical status: hx htn,asthma,ulcer throat,hypothyroid
Current medical treatment: lipitor 40 mg,lasix 80 mg,clonodine 3 mg three times day,labetol 300 mg four times day,thyroxine 20 mg a day


According to the symptoms and results you provided, you might be experiencing a heart rhythm disorder. The most obvious in the first ECG result is the increased heart rate. However, certain other values of the ECG results are also important and can be found by a physician. If the physician does not find any other irregularities in the ECG, then a 24 hour heart monitoring device (Holter monitor) might be recommended to determine if there are any heart rhythm disorders.




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