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Worried about my Mum....
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She is a petite active 67 year old. Recently, in the past couple of months she has been having funny turns. She will all of a sudden go very weak in the arms and legs, feel shaky and out of breath. This will normally last about two hours or so but will make her feel tired the rest of the day.
These funny turns are now becoming more frequent, three last week. She has had her blood pressure checked and has had an ECG. ECG was last Wednesday and haven't heard anything back from the Doctors yet.
She is fit and healthy otherwise. The only medicine she takes is a Calcium tablet once a week for Osteoperosis.
Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this and if she should request any other tests?
Many thanks in advance.
These funny turns are now becoming more frequent, three last week. She has had her blood pressure checked and has had an ECG. ECG was last Wednesday and haven't heard anything back from the Doctors yet.
She is fit and healthy otherwise. The only medicine she takes is a Calcium tablet once a week for Osteoperosis.
Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this and if she should request any other tests?
Many thanks in advance.
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might need a long tape ecg over 24 hours in case shes having runs of funny heart rhythms (most varieties are easily treatable) a one- off ecg is unlikely to pick up an intermittant problem a set of basic blood tests too and they might consider 24 hour blood pressure recording all of which can probably be arranged by the GP
Sqad will probably think of other stuff
Sqad will probably think of other stuff
This doesn't sound cardiac in origin and although nothing obvious comes to mind, it doesn't sound life threatening.
The ECG should have picked up an abnormality, particularly in a 67year old but unless it was an "exercise" ECG one cannot completely exclude a cardiac problem (although it doesn't sound like it)
The answer may well be in the blood particularly thyroid studies.
Keep us informed eh!
The ECG should have picked up an abnormality, particularly in a 67year old but unless it was an "exercise" ECG one cannot completely exclude a cardiac problem (although it doesn't sound like it)
The answer may well be in the blood particularly thyroid studies.
Keep us informed eh!
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