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Ecg?
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It's a way of recording what your heart is doing. They put some sticky pads on your chest and then a machine records the electrical pattern of your heart beat. Not sure why they are asking for it unless you've had anomalies show up in the past, like an irregular heartbeat. I had loads done when I was diagnosed as I did have some abnormalities (I had an inverted T wave!) - so many that I even learned what the charts meant! 🙂
This will tell you more:
http://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/tests/ecg.aspx
It doesn't hurt or anything, so nothing to worry about 🙂
This will tell you more:
http://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/tests/ecg.aspx
It doesn't hurt or anything, so nothing to worry about 🙂
Copepod
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ECG (Electro CardioGram) measures the electrical activity of the 4 chambers of your heart. It does not put any electricity into you; the machine only needs electricity to power the printer.
It is done to check your heart rate, rhythm etc. So, it is sometimes done when you reach a certain age eg 18 / 20 / 30 / 40 etc. If there are no issues, then you probably won't need another until your reach the next age milestone - or change clinics.
By the way, an ECG can show unusual features, which are not necessarily clinically significant - reading ECGs / screening does take considerable skill, which not all operators have, which is why they may not be able to give you the all clear immediately - they might have to refer to a more senior technician or a clinician.
I needed a general anaesthetic for an arthroscopy in January, and the anaesthetist referred me for an ECG, despite being under 50 years, because I have diabetes. Obviously, I couldn't prove to him that I'd had several ECGs over the years, usually done by colleagues who were learning how to do them!
It is done to check your heart rate, rhythm etc. So, it is sometimes done when you reach a certain age eg 18 / 20 / 30 / 40 etc. If there are no issues, then you probably won't need another until your reach the next age milestone - or change clinics.
By the way, an ECG can show unusual features, which are not necessarily clinically significant - reading ECGs / screening does take considerable skill, which not all operators have, which is why they may not be able to give you the all clear immediately - they might have to refer to a more senior technician or a clinician.
I needed a general anaesthetic for an arthroscopy in January, and the anaesthetist referred me for an ECG, despite being under 50 years, because I have diabetes. Obviously, I couldn't prove to him that I'd had several ECGs over the years, usually done by colleagues who were learning how to do them!
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