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Haert attack or wrong medication
I took cough medicine and antibiotics cos I had cough. In the night experience temperature,headache,left arm and chest pain and I felt my heat was double beating. Was I having a heart attack or wrong medication.
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You need to get yourself checked for intermittent tachycardia / arrhythmia which means that intermittently your heart rate increases or the heart Rhythm changes which can be dangerous if it does not get corrected on its own. Or it can be an early sign of impending heart attack but to diagnose it you need to get an ECG done while you are having the rhythm problem or you can get holter monitoring for 24 hours during which if you have this episode it will get registered and documented. Also you need to get a complete lipid profile done as well as a echocardiogram and blood sugar levels to look for risk factors. Once you have done that you need to Consult a cardiologist with the reports Get back to me with the reports for a detailed consultation.   Watch these simple explanatory videos for underlying the problem. Copy the link address to your browser 1) Chest pain - must know https://youtu.be/xzunqxm3g1y 2) Heart failure https://youtu.be/rgn3ez7ckhc https://youtu.be/j2llmrwox94 3) Three things to do in chest pain - https://youtu.be/v7glvnwnldg 4) Difference between heart attack and heart blocks vs heart failure https://youtu.be/x5fdpt2by3i Don't forget to share and subscribe the channel - Dr. EDUCATION. Please do share your feedback on the below link. Your opinion is valuable. http://prac.to/idax Regards Dr. Paramjeet Singh MBBS, DIP. CARDIOLOGY (LONDON), FICC. CONSULTANT CARDIOLOGIST YASHODA SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL
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