Left ventricular hypertrophy with qrs widening and st elevation present in anterior leads. What does this mean?

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, I hade an ekg done on 11/09/09 and this was the result. I have since had to have a stress test but have not received the results. Can anyone shed some light on this for me ? Thank You !
Your cardiologist ordered the stress test because the electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition of left ventricular hypertrophy. Such a qrs waveform widening is a sign of left ventricular hypertrophy, but other screening tests should be done before a definitive conclusion can be made. So, unfortunately you will have to wait for the stress test results and your cardiologist's interpretation of the tests. Best of luck to you.  (+ info)

What is the difference between the thickness of the aorta and ventricular walls?

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Ventricular walls are much thicker as they have to pump blood in the arterial system, so muscle part (myocardium) is very thick..  (+ info)

How is an ET tube supposed to help if you have upper airway obstruction?

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Lets say a child has a little toy stuck in their throat and you have tried the heimlich maneuver and its not working. Why would health providers insert an ET tube? Wouldnt that push the toy further down the throat and create more problems?
If the child is able to move air the health care providers are more likely to just pull the obstruction out under some kind of sedation. If the airway is totally occluded then establishing an airway is of utmost importance. If the child is in the hospital they would probably remove the obstruction. If outside of the hospital I would think that pushing the toy further in would be preferable to death.  (+ info)

What causes a person to sweat if they have ventricular fibrillation?

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I would guess it's a side effect of sympathetic tone. The sympathetic nervous system attempts to speed up the heart rhythm and make it contract with more force. The sweat glands also respond to this same kind of sympathetic signal.  (+ info)

How long would it take for a non surgical Bowel Obstruction to heal?

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How long would she have to be in the hospital on the IV? without eating solids? Any average?
she would have to start eating solids and having regular bowel movements first,and off the iv  (+ info)

How do I get my mom to quit smoking after bowel obstruction surgery?

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Had emergency surgery. Will be coming home soon. She has been smoking since she was a teen & she is coming to my place so I can watch after her. How can I get her no to smoke? she has emphazema too. Please help. It's been a horrible scarry week. Don't need anymore scares. 6 kids total & we all want her to quit. Thanks
Well, I recommend for her to try the Gradual Reduction method...that should prevent her from having any bad withdrawal symptoms like if she were to just go 'cold turkey'. There are a few ways to assist in quitting via gradual reduction of nicotine levels, and actually stop her from inhaling the nearly 4000 other harmful chemicals included in cigarettes; one of the newest is the electronic cigarette, which only uses water and nicotine, so she wouldn't be completely destroying her lungs while she's at it, but she would still get her nicotine fix for the time being. Over time she would need to lower the dose of nicotine to wean her off of it completely; there's a lot more information about that particular method at http://smokefreeme.info/methods/gradualreduction.html . Best of luck, I know it's hard!!  (+ info)

Explain the basis for the delay between the atrial and ventricular contractions?

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I cannot find it any of my text books and internet. Any help would be lovely!
If the atria and ventricles contract simultaneously, atria cannot give any help in filling the ventricles, which is needed, especially in those with stiff ventricles as in the elderly. Hence atria have to contract first and then the ventricles. This delay is programmed in the body by a delay at the atrioventricular node (AV node), through which the signals conduct from the pacemaker (SA node) conduct to the ventricle. So the AV delay ensures completion of atrial contraction at the end of ventricular diastole (relaxation), just before the ventricular contraction (systole).  (+ info)

How long would someone have to be constipated for the fecal matter to get compacted into a bowel obstruction?

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Or how long would the fecal matter have to be compacting to become one? I mean a medically classifiable bowel instruction. I know this is an obscure question... Hopefully there's a doctor out there who can answer this.
That is a very serious matter. It can be related to other health problems going on and even cause them. If the person is in ill health, caretakers may not even notice the problem building.

I don't think there is any standard answer to this question. Different circumstances can produce a bowel obstruction in a shorter or longer period of time.

I am not a doctor, but I have seen this problem being ignored in a hospital despite the patient's complaints. So, if you think this is happening, talk to the doctor, director of nursing, or whoever could and wil do something about it.  (+ info)

how long is the life expectency of some one who has ventricular tachycardia?

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Is there anyway to live a long life with this condition? Should I be worried about my future?
Ventricular Tachycaria (VT) is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death. However it is treatable with medications and the use of implantable defibrilators (ICD) which are very effective in recognizing and treating VT. With an ICD people can live healthy until something else comes along to take their lives instead. I wish you all the blessings in the world.  (+ info)

how do i calculate the heart rate in ventricular Bigeminy?

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When I calculate the heart rate in the heart rhythm Ventricular Bigeminy, do I count the PVC(premature ventricular contraction)
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