Re: Q waves and echos

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Thank you for your prcise answers Bruce.

I will speak to my cardiologist.

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> > Hi friends,

> > I recently got some cardiac tests done and would like to share the

> reports with all of you.

> > LIPID PROFILE

> > 1.S.Cholestrol 282mg/dl (normal range

> is120-240)

> > 2.HDL Cholestrol 50mg/dl (normal>60 for

> females )

> > 3.LDL Cholestrol 194.2mg/dl (normal range

> 60-150 )

> > 4. Ratio of Cholestrol 5.64 (normal

> range 0-4.5 0

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> > My Cholestrol has never been high, though I have been taking

> prednisone for 13 yrs .This is a new devlopement

> > Secondly my 2D-Echo report says SKEWED VIEWS OBTAINED

> > I asked the Cardiologist what the pulmonary pressure was , he said he

> could not measure it because the heart had moved to a position where he

> was not able to measure the pressure, he said only an invasive procedure

> would help measure it.

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> > my question is can anyone here tell me if it means i will never know

> if i have pulmonary hypertension?has this happened to anyone else? I

> have yet to show this report to my pulmo..every thing else was ok in the

> Echo

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> > The ECG said Q in AVL

> > i dont understand it Bruce or Beth could throw some light here.

> > in blood work all seems normal exceptESR Is 24 mm/1st hr

> > As you all know I have been stable for quite a while now I am on 10mg

> of prednisone, cannot go lower ,and i need 2-3 lit of o2 at rest and 6

> to 7lit on exertion.

> > Since a few days i am getting severe pain in my legs upper part , only

> during the night it wakes me up from my sleep, it goes away as soon as i

> wake up, it seems to be muscular. My doc told me on the phone to get my

> Potassium levels checked. My quetion is why this sudden onset of

> muscular pain the new medications are Assurance and lasix , but that too

> since 3 month why now?

> > will be happy to get reactions

> > Geeta

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