Ekg Nurses ???

[karenvictoria]

My dh had a ekg for bordeline hypertension. It said it was probable noraml variant for poor r progression. They are not sending him to a cardiologist becaseue they said this is a fine reading. I asked him why it said probrable and he didn't ask. He has a family history of anxiety. Is a probably noraml variant a good reading like they said. Thnaks for any info. Karen
karen

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[onedayatatime]

HI Karen
I don't know anything about ekg -- but wanted to say "Hi!" and hope you are doing well!

-Barb

 

[onedayatatime]

I hope your dad is ok -- maybe Shelley C who works in critical care I think would know the answer to your question....

-Barb

 

[amberwaves]

Hi Karen..I don't have a specialty in EKG...but r waves are the highest waves on a reading. It's a measure of the electrical impulse that is sent through the heart. I'm guessing it says "poor r wave progression". There are numerous reasons for it. One includes an MI (or heart attack) and other reasons, such as poor quality of the test, bad placement of the leads (or patches), or it could be nothing. In my experience all EKG's are read over by a cardiologist. If this is not the case, have it sent to one. We only have one heart...

Good luck ....Amber

 

[karenvictoria]

Thanks Amber. I was just curious as to why they say probable or is that a standard term..

Barb, thanks so much. I miss all of you. I'll be back soon but i do check on all my cheetah's
karen

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[amberwaves]

Hi Karen...probable..yeah yukkie word, I'm not sure why...likely to avoid panic and or liability if they are right or wrong. With medicine there is no exact science. It certainly doesn't make anyone feel better.

It's like saying it's more consistent with this, over this.

But then again even when an EKG shows an obvious heart attack they still must confirm with labs. So it's pretty easy to say, an EKG is never confirmation of anything, it's the symptoms and the clinical picture put together that equal a diagnosis.

Usually with EKG's that show an abnormality it's the comparison year to year, or test to test that matters. It's like establishing a baseline.

Am I making any sense at all? Sounds like mumbo jumbo I know.

Amber

 

[karenvictoria]

Amber, your so sweet. It does make sense. All of what you are saying eases my mind. My dh told me they will never say positive for libablity reason. With you seconding that. I feel better.
karen

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