Re: 45% Of Doctors Would Consider Quitting If Congress Passes Healt...
- From: Allan <allan.sanger@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:03:34 -0700 (PDT)
On Sep 19, 6:45 am, Thumper <jaylsm...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:29:21 -0400, Emily <Em...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:15:04 -0400, lieselot...@xxxxxxxxx (Olly
Mensch) wrote:
Emily - you describe exactly also my doctor's habits!!! But he does "do"
blood tests. Howevr, I had to be the one to suggest a test for
osteoporosis (I had broken one vertebrae) and, in fact, he had never -
but never given me an EKG - never, until I suggested it!!
Olly
My doctor has given me a couple of EKGs, but they're something like
four seconds long and I remain unconvinced that such a short tracing
can be worth much.
It can be worth a great deal. It can discover such things as atrial
flutter or fibrillation, a leaky valve etc. and most important it
serves as a base line should you come in 3 months later with chest
pains.
Thumper
4 beats is insufficient - if there is a r/o diagnosis of conduction
defect, anomaly or related cardiomyopathies, either a 12 lead 3 minute
supine or a 24 Holter should be used. Your doc made some money on
this deal but did little to help make a diagnosis.
allan
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