Stress test in the elderly
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It is my understanding that a cardiologist must be in the department when a stress test is being administered. I'm sure that in smaller testing facilities they have specialists that are trained to respond in the event there is a complication. I have had one each of the past three years and there has always been a cardiologist present.
They did some blood work and sent me to a cardiologist who did a stress test, another holter monitor test and also a heart ultrasound, everything wwas normal. I have a new family dr that has been my dr for about 4 years or so... he is elderly and has attributed this to anxiety.... so over the last 3 years he has given me altenol, Ativan, antidepressants, and just keeps medicating me. My blood pressure is usually on the low side and the heart rate is about 65 to 88 beats.
At the weekend a gentlemen who I support threatened me, grabbed me by both wrists and attempted to punch me in the stomach, later that evening I ebded up in A and E with chest pains and shortness of breath and my blood pressure was extremly high. Does anyone know the next step to take with my employer regarding my situation?? I want to go off sick but cant really afford to. Someone help please??
He offered help me to sweep the floor/yard. Hanging and picking up the clothes. He also concentrated on the weather make sure he picked up the clothes before it rained. He'll miss if he slept all the day long! LOL. He liked sleep (usually longer hour than us). He said to me, when getting old all the bones shrink, so can feel the body aching. He said exercise is important. Even he was on the bed, he also moving his toes and fingers a lot.
The study you quote had a number of important limitations, which are discussed in the letters to the editor. The main limitation is that the patients they studied seemed to have a higher risk of cancer at baseline than the general population, thus the results may over-estimate the risk of these scans.
Hi Grace,
She has the horrible burning in her back. She was diagnosed with "shingles" several years ago after a doctor noticed the blisters. Most of the time she doesn't break out, but just has the internal symptoms. They are almost always on her back. She has had several different episodes in the last year or so and they usually last for weeks.
She was diagnosed this week from a blood test.
She had a really severe case of shingles years and years ago.
Thanks!
After about 3-4 on the treadmill I got dizzy and my chest started hurting and when the test came back they said my heart was enlarged. My doc sent the report to a cardiologist who said we would just wait to see what happened. Last week I had another attack of chest pains twice and went to the ER. The first time they said it was bronchitis and sent me home with antibiotics. The second time they said it wasn't bronchitis and said I had pleurisy and to follow up with the doc.
Thank you. I notice you are in Cleveland and have a question regarding Mom. She has been treated for the last few years for Alzheimer's with an Exelon patch. I am not sure why she isn't on any other therapy but this is what her family doc has her on. She has not been "formaly" diagnosed however, the stress of the situation with dad has sent her downward very quickly. Unfortunetly without him, her anchor, her condition has become severe.
Our dog was on Rimadyl for arthritis, and Trilostane (I think its also called Vetoryl) for the Cushings. I tried to find an old bill to see what we paid for the Trilostane, but couldn't. I think it was around $80 a bottle, and of course a couple of hundred dollars for the testing. When we brought her home after the Cushings test, I thought she was going to die during the night.she was so sick.
t go now his body will force him to go eventually and it may be too late. By nipping things in the bud we can prevent any serious problems in the future. You should also get him on probiotics either a supplement or yogurt enriched with it. We are more apt to develop polyps after the age of 50 and that's why they suggest we start having colonoscopies at age 50.
Calcification in the basal ganglia (which includes the globus pallidus) is considered a normal incidental and idiopathic finding in elderly patients but other etiologies should be entertained in patients younger than 40 years old. One entity to consider is Fahr disease. Calcium build-up in the basal ganglia can also happen because of infection, problems with your parathyroid gland, and for other reasons.
Naturally, she has a new doctor and a physical and blood work were performed including a CEA test. Upon the return visit for test results the doctor noted that the CEA results were elevated (10.0A) and suggested we visit an oncologist. I was concerned but was told that it was just precautionary measure.
I don't understand. Why does she need an oncologist if she doesn't have cancer? My father died of colon cancer a year before she was diagnosed.
Hi. 5'10" Gent, and brand spankin newbie to this site. i just turned 56 in April. In my journal August. 12, 2013, I recorded wgt. 247.5 lb, BP 157/101, severe depression & anxiety with heaart palpitations and mid-nightime panic attacks. Also using CPAP setting of 14cm for severe sleep apnea, and suffered almost daily migraines. Plus my triglicerides were, as my dr put it, "through the roof!
I have had two sets of chest xrays done and they show nothing as well. I went in for a stress test and it appeared to be "abnormal". I went in for an angiogram and the doctor assures me that my heart is in excellent shape except for a very small blockage. I continue to have the tightness in my chest and the feeling of being flush. I have a blood pressure of 100 over 60 and a pulse of 72. I have had no other problems in the past. I am at a loss as to where to go next.
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