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chances of ekg mistake
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chances of ekg mistake
by nymomof5, Oct 23, 2004 12:00AM
my 11 yr old daughter had an ekg done at the hospital lab. she was being evaluated for chest pain with "strange" heartbeats in her chest. she is unable to describe the feeling her heart was making. anyway, right after the ekg started but before the tech started the strip tape..the tech said my daughter was having a "flutter" and asked her if she felt anything in her chest. my daughter felt nothing. the tech called our pediatrician right away..even before starting the strip tape. we were immediately taken to the ER where she had a chest x-ray, ekg again and heart moniter on her. nothing came up. follow up with the pediactric cardio found nothing. echo was normal. and she will be evaluated in about 2-3 yrs to see if MVP should show up as i suffer from it. this brings me to my question - since doctors could not find proof of this "atrial flutter"(only the tech supposedly saw it) and know one is sure what the tech actually saw, is it possible that the ekg when just starting could have made some random lines on the ekg screen that looked like atrial flutter cause my daughter felt nothing in her chest..or do you think that the ekg really was reporting my daughter having an atrial flutter and can ekg techs make such a mistake or not.i got the feeling from the ER docs that they didn't believe my daugther really had the flutter, as they were trying to track down the ekg tech to figure out what she saw. plus everyone was more concerned about her chest pain then the atrial flutter possiblity. also do you know if celebrex can be safely taken w/moderate-severe mvp regurg. thank you
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-M.D.-MJM, Oct 23, 2004 12:00AM
Hello,
I think it is going to be impossible to tell what the tech saw without the strip. It is encouraging that your daughter didn't feel symptoms when he saw the flutter, but there is no way to know for sure. It sounds like she needs a holter monitor or an event monitor to see if she is having an arrhythmia.
Although this should be taken in the context that I haven't taken care of any patients younger than 18 for 10 years.
Regarding the celebrex, there is currently no indications that celebrex is not save with MVP and with mitral regurgitation.
I hope this helps.
I think it is going to be impossible to tell what the tech saw without the strip. It is encouraging that your daughter didn't feel symptoms when he saw the flutter, but there is no way to know for sure. It sounds like she needs a holter monitor or an event monitor to see if she is having an arrhythmia.
Although this should be taken in the context that I haven't taken care of any patients younger than 18 for 10 years.
Regarding the celebrex, there is currently no indications that celebrex is not save with MVP and with mitral regurgitation.
I hope this helps.
