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26 w/ chest pain. was tachy, inferior q wave noted, nonspecific st and t wave abnormality noted. possible lateral infarct. what does this mean?

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Depends on context : Sounds like you had an ekg. Those findings don't mean much without context. Any other testing? Ongoing symptoms could be from inflammation.

Answered 9/26/2016

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A member asked:

26 w/ chest pain. was tachy, inferior q wave noted, nonspecific st and t wave abnormality noted. possible lateral infarct. what does this mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. David Wiebe answered

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