I recently had a physical at meps, my blood pressure was elevated and the doctor asked the usual questions?
such as do I have or been diagnosised with high blood pressure, have i ever taken blood pressure medication, when was the last time I had a physical etc, After telling her that I normally do not have elevated blood pressure and never been treated for it and my last physical with my doctor was 2 weeks ago where my blood pressure was low. They sceduled me to come back to meps in a few days and have a consult with the cardiologist. I have never had a concult with a specalist before and would like to know if anyone has had a cardilogy consult at meps before and what happens?
Doctor- medication question?
The fifth poster mentioned lasix. I have taken that for over 25+ years without K supplement. You don't "have to" add one in all cases. You know this topic goes further than meds. I slipped and broke my ankle 16 yrs back, went to ER, they called orthopedist who wanted to put in pins in surgery. By that time my family dr had come and convinced me a cast was a better option. I chose the cast. Another example-- I have always had a murmur. GP has always said it was functional not to worry. An OB heard it, and sent me to a cardiologist who did upteen tests. He came up with the conclusion it was functional not to worry. Why couldn't the cardiologist have known that just by sound if the GP did? And the topic could be carried to other areas in medicine. Somehow, to the general public it looks like overtreatment, over prescribing expensive meds, and overtesting. I am glad to see that the doctors said it was not profit motivated. But it does appear that way to the general public.
Heart palpitation s please help super scared?
OK so Ive been having heart palpitations the last few days. I called my doctor and he said that unless Im having chest pains acompyining them im fine. BUt ive noticed that im having one or more a day . Im super scared and freaking out about this. My risk factors that I know of are I have anxiety disorders I drink a lot of caffine in sodas I have lived an extremely sedinintary lifestyle and just recently got a job that involves intense manual labor in the heat leading to dehydration. I may possibly have panic attacks as well not sure on that yet. Ive been to doctors all my life and ive never had any heart issues not a murmur no arythmeia im always healthy and good (atleast in that department) I already called my doctor about this like this week actually but I didn't mention I was having them like once or twice a day. If I call him back in the same week for the same issue hes going to think im nuts and do have panic attacks ( if the situation isn't serious that is) It really suscks too because of my anxiety im like always counting my heart beats and feeling my chest. Like sometimes I can't sleep because I just keep feeling my heart beat. My psychiatrist assured me I have nothing to worry about and that it a just pre panic attacks and maby a dose of hypochondria she upped my meds and sent me on refusing to let me see a cardiologist. I had a couple recently without any panic fear anxiety stress whatsoever not even the sick feel in in my stomach? I am a19 year old male
Is it usually bad news when a doctor wants you to come in to discuss test results instead of just telling you on the phone?
The appropriate panic level when you hear this is somewhat lower these days than it used to be.Sometimes it’s just sensible. “That drip really is the clap, confirmed by the laboratory” is a bit of news the office really wants to ensure goes to the right person. They may want to see your face just to make sure it’s really you they’re talking to. That’s becoming more common the more people fuss about privacy issues.If you spend much time on the medical sections of sites like this one, it also become obvious pretty quickly that people will worry and even obsess over BS. The office may want to head off some of that with a short discussion. I’m not sure they’re really limiting the mess, since it always seems to generate the type of worry response that’s behind your asking.They may have actually found something they need to do something about, and need to talk to you about your options. It isn’t always the situation that Problem A is treated by Prescription B. You get input.
Would you have catheter ablation for Afib after reading http://adventuresincardiology.wordpress.com/?
Read this ablation story http://adventuresincardiology.wordpress.com/ and you'll find a story about a botched ablation. Do you think is was just the doctor and hospital involved - or is it a risky procedure - like the story says?