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Will An EKG Machine Go Wrong?
yes, i went to the doctor yesterday to have blood work and an ekg done for prior oral surgery and while the nurse was doing the ekg she began asking if i had chest pains or shortness of breath. I told her no and they insisted i go to the emergency room and gave me 4 aspirins while sitting there. I went to the emergency room and they redid the ekg and it said abnormal but nothing like the other one showed. They did blood work and chest xray and everything came back ok. He said the ekg machine may have over read it. Does this make sense? They sent me home and told me to follow up with my dr.
Fri, 1 Sep 2017
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Yes, probably the nurse must have read the report interpretated by machine which is printed on the paper. It is frequently inaccurate and depends on the machine calibration. So most of the physicians don't rely on those reports. You can upload your both ecg here to have better opinion.
Hope this helps you and get back if you have any doubts.
Yes, probably the nurse must have read the report interpretated by machine which is printed on the paper. It is frequently inaccurate and depends on the machine calibration. So most of the physicians don't rely on those reports. You can upload your both ecg here to have better opinion.
Hope this helps you and get back if you have any doubts.
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