Question 1

what does ekg & cxr mean before surgery?

Accepted Answer

Pre op: We do preop ECG and chest xray to see that no cardiac or pulmonary surprises are in store for the patient and surgical team.

Question 2

why does my doctor want me to have an ekg and chest xray before surgery?

Accepted Answer

Safety: Make sure ok to have anesthesia and undergo the stress of the procedure.

Question 3

i had an ekg for surgery clearance and it showed "short pr syndrome"  what does that mean?

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Need further eval: short PR interval on ekg has a very short list of causes. 
two include WPW (wolfe parkinson white) and Lown-gagong-Levine syndrome, but can lead to rapid heart rates.  it is also possible to see as a normal variant.  if no symptoms such as  palpitations, chest pain, sob wiht exertion may not be anything wrong. if positive symptoms eval for above accessory pathways could be checked for by EP doctor

Question 4

i had a ekg today for surgery clearance what states contour abnormality consistent with anteroseptal infarction age undertermined. i also had a ekg e months ago prior to another surgery and it was fine. what would cause this?

Accepted Answer

: If the difference is true then the change is quite significant. I would prefer to have another 12 lead EKG done to confirm the change. If that change in leads V1-V3 remains the same, you will need to be cleared by a cardiologist, especially other risk factors for coronary heart disease are present besides your gender and age. Good luck.

Question 5

need entropin surgery but when i had my ekg, my primary send to a cardiologist because something went wrong with the test. i never had or have any problem or symptoms. i feel well. am upset and worry that maybe i have cancel my surgery or never have?

Accepted Answer

: Your post does not form a question we can answer. Your pre-operative testing is for your safety and you need to sort out what any test means with the doctors who have them done and know all the facts. Nothing in your post provides enough information for us to know the problem or how important it may be.

Question 6

i need spine surgery but ekg is not good what am i going to do?

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Abnormal ekg: The cardiologist and surgeon will figure out a plan that works for you. Usually they will work together to make sure to find a way to find a solution to this problem.

Question 7

will surgery be postponed if the pre-op ekg showed an arrhythmia?

Accepted Answer

Probably: It will depend on the kind of arrhythmia and the underlying cause. Most likely though it will be postponed.

Question 8

do i need to have ekg done for my cataract surgery?

Accepted Answer

Depends: If you  have a history of heart disease with no recent ekg, then it might be a good idea.  But cataract surgery is gentle and non-stressful.  The old rule of doing routine ekgs (and chest xrays) on pre-cataract surgery patients no longer applies.

Question 9

i just had pre-op testing done. ekg shows possible inferior wall infarct undetermined age. do i need follow up before surgery?

Accepted Answer

MI : Definitely. Especially if there is no old EKG for comparison. See a cardiologist and likely a stress test of some sort can be done.

Question 10

just had an ekg for surgery clearance and it says t waves are borderline low voltage. is that normal? what could that mean. i do have a loop recorder implanted and have to get an ultrasound done?

Accepted Answer

: Borderline low voltage T waves is a very nonspecific EKG finding especially if the rest of the tracing was within normal limits with normal voltage of the QRS complexes. If these also had low voltage, various conditions such as infiltrating heart muscle pathology, emphysema, obesity, pericardial fluid accumulation can be causes. Your MD will decide if a repeat EKG or other testing is advisable

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Ekg before surgery

A member asked:

What does ekg & cxr mean before surgery?

A member asked:

Why does my doctor want me to have an ekg and chest xray before surgery?

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I had an ekg for surgery clearance and it showed "short pr syndrome" what does that mean?

A member asked:

I had a ekg today for surgery clearance what states contour abnormality consistent with anteroseptal infarction age undertermined. i also had a ekg e months ago prior to another surgery and it was fine. what would cause this?

A member asked:

Need entropin surgery but when i had my ekg, my primary send to a cardiologist because something went wrong with the test. i never had or have any problem or symptoms. i feel well. am upset and worry that maybe i have cancel my surgery or never have?

A member asked:

I need spine surgery but ekg is not good what am i going to do?

A member asked:

Will surgery be postponed if the pre-op ekg showed an arrhythmia?

A member asked:

Do i need to have ekg done for my cataract surgery?

A member asked:

I just had pre-op testing done. ekg shows possible inferior wall infarct undetermined age. do i need follow up before surgery?

A member asked:

Just had an ekg for surgery clearance and it says t waves are borderline low voltage. is that normal? what could that mean. i do have a loop recorder implanted and have to get an ultrasound done?

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