Question: Hi, My husband has been having heart trouble now for 3 years. His dortors have recently told us that they basically have no idea what the cause is or what to do next.His heart rate (does not matter what he is doing at time)will all of a sudden go up really high(200 or more) than within 2-3 seconds drop …
I have a very high hs-CRP level. What does that mean?
Question: My Hs-crp level is way out of range 26 ,yet my cholesterol and triglycerides etc are in range,what tests can specify exactly where the problem lies?
Ginger Butternut Squash Soup
Soup… If there is one other thing that I might do for a living, it is to be a master soup chef. Stock made from left over chicken, added onions, carrots, garlic and celery… Prepping for the real thing, dicing the ingredients, in the stock and cooking away on the stove… The final presentation, with maybe some crème fraiche, croutons …
I have Circulation or Nerve problems in my arm
Question: I have localized pain that is also sensitive to touch that tends to radiate from my collarbone to the front of my shoulder and down through the front of my biceps. I’m trying to figure out what is causing this pain. I would say it was a product of exercise. My fear is that it is a sign of …
I have a very slow heart rate (Bradycardia)
Question: Sir before two years i performed a test which shows sinus braydicardia otherwise a noemal ecg. At that time i was having a pulse reate of 58 bpm but during these days my pulse remains only 48 bpm. Is this serious as in two years it has gone down.
About refudiate and the noninferiority of MACCE
The study I just reviewed (SYNTAX 3 Analysis) had a couple of words that I would like to talk to you about. The first one is “noninferiority“. In the age of “refudiate“, it should be no surprise that new words arrive every now and then, but “noninferiority”? In SYNTAX it refers to an attempt to prove that in this study, …
SYNTAX 3 Analysis
At the September meeting of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Meeting three year follow-up data of the SYNTAX trial [9] were presented. I have commented repeatedly on both SYNTAX and reactions it provoked in the professional literature and the lay press [4], [5], [6],[7],[8]. In this analysis, the SYNTAX score was used to separate patients into three groups. This …
My Blood Pressure is 140/90, what do I do?
QUESTION: Dear Doctor, My mothers blood pressure is 140/90. She is 56 years old. Whether the Blood Pressure 140/90 is normal one ? What are the precautions to be taken to reduce the blood pressure ? Please give me the answer ASAP. Thanks Prasad, INDIA
Low blood pressure while standing: Orthostatic Hypotension
QUESTION: Hi I’m 18, been in bed for the last two months with mono. When I stand I have a drop in blood pressure of about 20/10, I feel my head rush, my face gets hot, I don’t get dizzy, but after standing for awhile it goes low again, will this fix itself once my body adjust to being normal …