what could it mean if an ejection fraction was 55% 8 years ago and is %75 now? (cardiology did not have old report to compare

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In cardiology, what does ao rtd stand for? I had a stress echo done about 3 years ago one of the 2d measurements was ao rtd 2.9cm. What does that mean? I was told I have mild aortic regurgitation seen by color flow. The symptoms have doubled since then an

Answer 1

Nothing: It doesn't mean a thing. They're both normal. EF can vary dependent on loading conditions.

Answer 2

Compare: You would really need to compare the two echocardiograms. It could be something as simple as a misread but people who have long standing hypertension can develop a hyperdynamic ventricle. However, given that you are 33 I do not suspect this has happened.

Answer 3

Skin to skin: Scabies is a parasite that causes a very itchy skin rash. You contract scabies by touching someone who has it, or by sharing clothing or bedding with someone who has scabies.

Answer 4

Contact spread: Scabies is a small mite that spreads by direct contact. More than likely, somebody who is infected was holding them or touching them, or the baby was crawling around in a house where somebody is infected. The infection can obviously happen anywhere, but babies often have it start on hands and feet, areas that touch the floor or people. Sometimes it can also come from the dog.

Answer 5

From another person: Babies can get scabies (caused by a mite that burrows under one's skin) through close contact with an infected person.

Answer 6

No: This occurs when the umbilical cord is around the baby's neck and cannot be easily reduced or slipped over the baby's head prior to completion of delivery. There is nothing you did to cause this.

Answer 7

No: If the baby's umbillical cord was wrapped around the baby's neck, the doctor sometimes has to cut the cord in order to deliver the baby. Neither you nor the doctor did anything 'wrong'. Sometimes the father is unable to cut the cord.

Answer 8

Possibly genetic: There is some evidence that genes play a role in who develops fibromyalgia.

Answer 9

Several reasons: There are several factors involved in fibromyalgia ranging from genetics, muscle contractions, stress, sleep disorders, trauma and different medical illness including chronic pain; the exact cause is not known. It is a relatively common problem although it is not an epidemic and hence not everyone would suffer from it.

Answer 10

Causality: 24 yo with fibromyalgia (FM) says,"why me?" Sufferers commonly have: femaleness, youth, first degree female relatives w. FM, obesity, childbirth (esp. multiple), pelvic girdle injury (MVA, falls, lifting), prolonged sedentariness due to illness or injury, & Joint Hypermobility Syndrome ("benign" form). Unifying factors: soft tissue injury in unstable body tower repetitively stressed by gravity.

Answer 11

Origin of Vasculitis: Vasculitis can be caused by many types of underlying illnesses or be the primary illness. Scientists are not exactly sure why some patients develop this type of inflammation and others do not. The best we can do is tell the patient that it is a combination of underlying disease, genetics, and other ill-defined factors (nutrition, infections, etc).

Answer 12

Unclear: Vasculitis is one of those enigmas as to why however it may be autoimmune you should discuss this with your doctor.

Answer 13

Porphyria: Your doctor may have based his or her opinion on your symptoms, while the specialist bases his or her opinion on the tests, the only way to know if the symptoms are from porphyria. The specialist may have some other ideas and tests to help you with your problem. You are always welcome to get a second opinion, with any unsolved health problem.

Answer 14

Porphyria: Testing for porphyria can be very tricky. General medicine doctors can sometimes have difficulty interpreting the test results correctly. If a porphyria expert says you don't have it, that's most likely true. Another option would be to see a different porphyria expert.

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