Electrocardiogram (ECG) is an instrument
recording the electric currents generated by a heart beat. By measuring this we
can find out if the heart is functioning normally. According to experts, the chances
for women developing heart diseases are more than men. Women are more than 11/2
times as likely to die with in a year of their first heart attack than men.
The
symptoms felt by men and women during an attack are different. Women may experience
little or no chest pain. During a heart attack, women often experience shortness
of breath or difficulty in breathing and may even have pain or weakness in their
shoulders, arms or all over their bodies. There may even be vomiting. The
symptoms are more likely to occur when they are resting or during mental stress
of physical exercise. Women are also likely to experience fatigue.
When
these symptoms occur and doesn't go away but worsen with the passage of time,
it is sure that it is a heart attack. But if these symptoms come and go, it can
be Angina- a temporary lack of Oxygen to the heart, which is a warning sign of
a future heart attack.
A healthy diet, plenty of exercise,
reducing stress and losing excess weight help to prevent heart disease.
Test One
of the age old test used to detect heart disease is the treadmill stress test,
in which an electrocardiogram (ECG) is performed continuously during exercise.
This test works fine for men, but in the case of women it does not give accurate
results. New tests have been developed, for obtaining gender equivalent results.
The two most accurate new tests involve imaging. The first one of these imaging
techniques involves having a patient walk on a treadmill, then injecting a radioactive
isotope into the blood stream which allows special scanners to track the blood
flow through the heart. Another option is the stress echocardiogram test. It's
accurate, sensitive and there is no injection and doesn't take as long as a technetium
test. But these tests are not usually necessary for pre menopausal women who have
no risk factors for heart disease.
Age for testing
:
Every one aged 30 and older should have a baseline
ECG Test. These tests are recommended for those who are more prone for a heart
disease risk, like people having a sudden new pain, and those who are smokers
and have a family history of diabetes or have diabetes.
Since 2 years i am suffering from dysmenorrhea.
Every month i have to inject injection[under doctor's consultency]
i have met 12 doctors for this but today also the pain is on the top...It remains for 4-5 days..But my ten days are wasted as the pain starts before....Can you suggest me of something better treatment for this....Please
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18.12.2011 By : Prabhanjan Mandal , sonarpur,kolkata
Since last 2 years I am getting senseless & also I have been suffering from digestive problems, vomiting, headache, feeling fear etc. after medical test found thyroid and pre cervical spondylosis, but pressure, sugar are normal. Now both are within limits, but I feel headache, digestive problems, stool problem etc. Reports are below:
TSH-3.72 µIU/ml, Normal Range (0.3 – 5.5); FT4-1.13 ng/dl, Nr. 0.7-1.80.Potassium 5.5mEq/L , NR. 3.5 – 5.5, Total Cholesterol: 142 mg/dl,Nr 130 to 250. HDL Cholesterol: 48 mg/dl,Nr 30 to 70. LDL Cholesterol: 59 mg/dl,Nr 65 to 175.VLDL Cholesterol : 35 mg/dl,Nr 20 to 30.Triglycerides : 175 mg/dl,Nr up to 150.LDL/HDL Cholesterol : 1.2 ,Nr. 1.5 -3.5. TC/HDL Cholesterol: 2.95, Nr, 3.0-5.0.
Last here months back, I feel itchiness in my penis when intercourse with my wife. After one month I have seen rash in my penis head. First time it is itching but now it is silence.
What is the best solution for me?
It seems there was a bing hole in my right ear drum and I had a mild earing loss (conductive losses). As advised by the ENT Surgeon, I underwent CT scan too. He suggested me to undergo surgery by which my mastoid bone has to be open and all infection there has to be removed. I had the hole in the ear drum for the past 25 years and so far I had no problem except mild hearing loss. No ear discharge for the past 15 years. Even earlier also I used to have ear discharge very rarely. ENT surgeon suggested me to undergo the surgery what is called Mastoidectomy. I unable to take a call whether I should undergo surgery now or postpone to a time when I notice any further problem. I would like to know whether the problem gets aggravated if I do not undergo surgery. Whether it prevents further deterioation and improves the hearing? Kindly advise.
Ans:
hi babu, as u told that you have a hole in your ear drum, which is a connection between the external and the middle ear, thus making the middle ear prone to repeated infections. middle ear infections can become very severe when they become chronic which can also lead to permanent and conductive hearing loss. so it is advisable for you to not to wait and undergo mastoidectomy. gud luck.
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