Q: Dear Sir, Extremely sorry to bother you. I am 33 years old.I had an EKG that said Normal Sinus Rhythm, Septal Infarction and heart rate 103 bpm. I was sufering from severe physical and mental stress for almost a week before the EKG. I had a very mild chest pain in the extreme left side of breast which was …
My dad continues to have chest pain after stress test
Q: my father is hypertensive and 40 years old.the other day he suddenly got high bp and was taken to ER.the bp was fluctuating too much but got under control.the very next day the doctor performed stress test which didnot involve exercise.it and other cardiac tests like echo came out to be perfectly fine,but after he got back home he …
Doctor is sending me for an echo to look for pulmonary hypertension
Q: I am a 26 yr old male. 5ft 8in tall and 218lbs. I have done one Anabolic steroid cycle with testosterone early in 2009. I also have a history of Anxiety and Hypochondria. I was hospitalized as a result of my steroid use. The ER doctor admitted me because my CPK-MM was elevated and I had severe Tachycardia. I …
Iron deficiency anemia and clumping Platelets
QUESTION: Iron deficiency anemia can cause a high platelet count but can it also cause platelets to clump? My Lab work said my platelets were clumped on my blood smear but appeared to be increased in number so a manual differential in 8 weeks. This is the second sample in two months to show clumping.
Spaghetti with walnuts
If you are like me, you get inspired to make diner using a recipe that promises fun to eat, quick and easy to make and especially, not too expensive. All too often however, there are leftovers, or you get bored with the recipe and want to move on to something else. As a result, the overall costs are more than …
I feel these new extra heart beats
Q: Im 56 years old. 6 ft and weigh 180.In good health. Last checkup everything was fine. Perfect ekg heart checked out ok lungs clear. My question to you is recently I have been experiencing unusual skips in my heart.I am used to the normal skipped beats and had them all my life ,sometimes aware of them and sometimes not.But …
Severe Chestpains and fainting
Q: I am a 51 year old woman who is fit and healthy, low cholesterol, low fat diet, no food before bedtime, low to average BP and pulse. Grandfather died of heart attack at 53 the other at 73, father died early of trauma, grandmothers died of heart disease in 80s & 90s. Have Raynauds, GORD nexium 40mg daily. long …
Severe Chestpains and fainting
Q: I am a 51 year old woman who is fit and healthy, low cholesterol, low fat diet, no food before bedtime, low to average BP and pulse. Grandfather died of heart attack at 53 the other at 73, father died early of trauma, grandmothers died of heart disease in 80s & 90s. Have Raynauds, GORD nexium 40mg daily. long …
Heart rate during exercise
Q: Hi, when I exercise my heart goes faster but it doesnt get much harder, I have recently noticed this, I am on a beta blocker 75 mg a day. I am not fat, but I havent really been active in 6 months. Its feels like my heart needs to beat harder, but it just stays fast.Could this be because …
How many PACs or PVCs are too many
Follow-up question: Dr T, I thank you for your time and greatly appreciate the advice. Reading back through my initial correspondence I believe it would be better to say that when I exercise I seem to notice 3 or 4 premature beats at separate times, not coming at once. I do not believe they are more prevalent during exercise, just …