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Hi docs, would my mom have to stay with me during ekg?

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Ecg: An ECG is an easy and painless test. Some wires are attached to your chest and a recording is taken. The test takes only a couple of minutes to hook up, record and unhook.

Dr Davis and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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