Re: conflicting ecg readings
Russell Hiya.
I have had numerous experience of taking ECG's in my career and as much as they do there job well in diagnosis they can be very faulty if not carried out effectively.
Ecg's rely on their patient keeping very still & the skill of the nurse/Dr attaching the leads effectively & obviously the machine being calibrated regularly. If you had moved, the machine played up or the leads not attached effectively it can show up abnormality.
An example, my dad went to primary care recently with chest pain & had an ECG by a locum Dr who wasnt the most compotent with operating the machine....it showed that my dad had had an MI at some point. He was told to see his GP the following day. That following day the practice nurse repeated it, she couldn't see a problem with it (ex cardiac nurse with many years experince taking & reading ECG's) she took it to his Gp who agreed with her. Just to make sure they did bloods (cardiac enzymes) & referred him for an exercise test...ALL NORMAL!!!!
My advice as a nurse would be not to panic. A&E see ecg's a gazzilion times a day & have lots of experince reading them as have the emergency doctors who if at all were worried would have kept u in & sorted this out. However like the previous posts have said a cardiology review will clarify everything.
Try not to worry xxx
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Nicola Butcher (Registered Nurse)