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What does abnormal ekg mean

A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Luis Villaplana
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Borderline means it: Is just off by a little bit from normal, a variation of normal or early changes indicating possible problems.
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
EKG: Borderline abnormal is slightly below the low cutoff range or slightly above the high cutoff range of normal. For example, for example; if normal rang... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Szawaluk
Cardiology 33 years experience
Difficult to say: There are varying degrees of "abnormal". Dsiscuss specific abnormalities with your doctor or cardiologist.
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Dr. Robert Killian
General Practice 30 years experience
Unanswerable: Wow. That is so ambiguous that there is absolutely nothing we can comment on. But, if you have an abnormal ekg you have the right to know what that m... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hiep Le
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
There is not enough information for a correct response. You should discuss with the doctor who ordered the EKG. Otherwise, you need to give more info ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jay Dinerman
Cardiac Electrophysiology 36 years experience
Hard to say: Non specific t wave abnormalities can be associated with many different cardiac conditions both benign and more serious. They may also be present when... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Carisa Hines
Palliative Care 23 years experience
Abnormal EKG: I would discuss findings with your PCP or Cardiologist. Also, mention any symptoms that you are having either at rest or with exertion. Symptoms inclu... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jennifer Peura
Cardiology 23 years experience
EKG afib: An ekg can diagnose afib. There are many different abnormalities that can be seen. Abnormal does not equal a fib.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marc Levine
51 years experience
Sinus tach: Sinus tachycardia is the normal response of the heart to speed up. It can be due to many causes.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rodney Del Valle
A Verified Doctoranswered
38 years experience
Stress test: With the above history, a stress test will be indicated to r/o coronary artery disease. Are you having any symptoms? Any other risk factors like obesi... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
ECG nonspecific : ECG findings have to be correlated with history and findings. If you have no symptoms, no abnormality on exam and no significant risk factors, nothing... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dan Fisher
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Could be normal.: Depends upon your clinical situation. EKG's are not very predictive if they are done without a specific purpose in mind. If you have not had any sy... Read More
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