My dad had heart surgery recently, he is going in for a chemical stress test? what is this?
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There are two kinds of stress tests: one is a simple tredmill and the other is a chemical stress test. What they do in a chemical stress test is that they give a person some medication that speeds the heart rate and they can see if the EKG is abnormal when the heart rate is artificially raised. This tells the doctors what happens to the heart when a person walks,exercices, or does things that cause the heart rate to go up. They can then figure out if there is a blockage, etc. that they have not already taken care of.\nYour father is probably needing this if he continued to have chest pain after surgery. Open heart surgery is usually the end to having chest pain, but sometimes all the arteries that need to be bypassed are not at the time of surgery, or what was thought to be treatabe with medication is not responding to medication.\n\nHope this helped.
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lots of things, chemicals, stress, trauma, lack of oxygen, lots and lots
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It sounds like an allergic reaction. He should go to the ER. It could be Stevens Johnson Syndrome which is a rare yet very dangerous allergic reaction. You do not want to mess around with allergic reactions things can turn dangerous very quickly. If the food has MSG in it he could be reacting to it,but try to think of other things than the food. Could he have gotten any medicine or into any chemicals?
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Well my father didnt go to the doctor because he kept saying "its just bloomin heart burn, stuff doctors" then one night at the dinner table that was the last time he complained about it, he had a massive heart attack and didnt even make it to hospital. Please please just go to the doc and maybe if its indigestion they could treat that and you wouldnt get pains anymore.
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Richard,\n\nThis is my field, so I'm sure I can help you out.\n\nDid anyone at the hospital mention cardiac rehab.to you? If they didn't, I'm surprised. Most hospitals that perform heart related surgeries offer this kind of program. Rehab. is one the most important things you can do for yourself after surgery.\n\nI'll give you a few reasons.\nThis is a very tramatic thing to go through. Right? Getting by, if only from a physical aspect, is hard enough. Then, you must face the confusion of what to do after you go home. Am I doing too much? If I do, will I have another heart attack? (assuming you did) I'm really tired, and I'm feeling very down in the dumps. I don't know how to cope with my family. They're driving me crazy and I'm driving them crazy. I just don't know what to do! Sound, in any way, familiar? A cardiac rehab. program is designed to help you, and YOUR FAMILY with all of this, and much, much more.\n\nDon't let anyone tell you, 'it's just exercise'. 'It didn't really do much for me'. 'I didn't need it anyway'. 'I can handle this on my own'. 'They can't do for me anymore than I can do for myself...bah,bah,bah.\n\n\n\nOnly touched on a few examples of what is probably going on with you. I mention your family, because, more often than not, they need the real help. They know what I mean. Trust me. And...It's not funny, but in my practice, the family is key to the recovery of the patient. Doesn't make sense, I know. It's a subtle thing.\n\nLet's talk Richard.\n\nGRIZZ\nduckling702@yahoo.com\n\nMy best to you.
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IT COULD BE STRESS OR ANXIETY
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Could be renal insuffiency, meaning his kidneys can't get rid of all the fluid from his body, or he could be developing CHF (congestive heart failure), which means his heart isn't able to effectively circulate the fluid in his body. It could be a combination of both.\n It could be swelling from poor blood circulation, or a liver problem if he consumes alcohol. \nIt's hard to say without a through medical history. It sounds like one of the first 2 to me, so he better get to the doctor, fast(I mean like yesterday if he wants to live!)Both can be deadly. His body is telling him something and he better listen.
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Your blood pressure is probably high from the anxiety.  You might have an ulcer or gall bladder issue.
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Bring him to the doctor or the nearest mental health clinic.  They will evaluate him, and decide if he needs medication or therapy--or both.  \n\nGet him into drinking Chamomile Tea, and use lavender scented aroma-therapy in his house.  If the doctor decides on therapy and no medication, he can try using Valerian Root (which he cannot if put on tranquilizers or antidepressants).  It is available in capsule form even at Walmart--and of course, at health food stores.\n\nI have a feeling that he will be put on some sort of med if he is that anxious, but then you need to see to it that he takes it.  Just being retired can be traumatic for some, he may be sure that he is of no further value in this world. \n\nGood luck with your dad, I know that he can be helped.
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Sounds like "Holiday Heart Syndrome" to me.\n\nIt's a classic medical school scenario.  See the attached links.\n\nBTW, the guy has multiple diagnoses (CHF, Afib, ARF, Alcohol abuse and probably alcoholic cirrosis, CAD, portal hypertension due to the cirrosis, etc) and you basically list all of them in the description, but the one you seem to be looking for is the Holiday Heart.
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By what information you have given me my 1st guess would be cardiogenic shock. But you don't say why the thoracotomy was preformed. Was it for heart, heart valves, lung, thorasic aorta, esphageal or spine surgery. You also don't say wether this patient had a cardiac or pulmonary arrest or if both which occured 1st. I chose cardiogenic shock 1st due to all the already existing cardiac issues and additional symptoms. Was the CHF ( which  pulmonary edema is a symptom) caused by the cardiomegaly , the A-fib, the MV prosthesis or a combination of some or all. You also mentioned a previous CABG, but you didn't mention any myocardial injury occuring. This pt. not only had mechanical issues but also had electrical problems as demonstrated by the A-fib and the RBBB. The pulmonary involvement sounds more like it's due to all the cardiac problems. You mentioned hypotention but not whether it was due to medication or if it was a symptom of the cardiomegaly. You mentioned oliguria but nothing of CRF or even ARF post surgery. So was this a new onset? You give no lab values that could indicate organ functions. Sooooooooo. I still stand with cardiogenic shock as my 1st choice (chosen from all the cardiac envolvement and the possibility that he could have thrown a clot [a-fib, PMV and had to be taken off thinners for the surgery] and had an MI. The symptoms of hypotention & oliguria occur in cardiogenic shock). My 2nd choice would be a CVA ( due to the A-fib the PMV and the fact he had to be off anticoagulants for the thoracotomy. 3rd and lastly alcohol withdrawal (just kidding! Really I was just kidding!)
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If you are a nurse, I would think it would be hard to prove that the patient was in his right mind.  When my husband had his heart surgery, he said and did things that were totaly out of his character, all drug induced.  I mean there are several things to consider, was it intentional, were there drugs involved,etc.  I hope you find a lawyer  that will take your case, but your insurance will probably be a better and cheaper way to go.  Good Luck
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He should get checked for hyper and hypo-thyroids this can cause high stress, high blood pressure, and many other problems at a young age honestly to have high blood pressure at 27 you would have to eat extremely bad it is rare for someone that young to have high blood pressure from eating habits so stress test and thyroid test I would be willing to bet on one of those. Unless he is extremely over weight.No matter what the case may be you would be amazed of the power of drinking lots of water (80oz. or more) everyday.
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Sounds more like a pinched nerve if the ER is saying nothing is wrong.  However, since the ER could not do a stress test or an MRI it is tough to be sure that it is not your heart.
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You want to a do a stress echocardiogram which is a specialized version of a stress test - it can be done either chemically or on a treadmill.  The echocardiogram would give you information about the contractility of the heart muscle, both at rest and with stress; and the valvular function as well as pulmonary pressures which all could be implicated in the symptoms described.  You did not mention the age of the patient in your case, so I wouldn't further hazard a guess on the etiology of the symptoms.
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Could be increased bp, or a sinus infection.
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Actually someone may have suggested to you that you may have heart problems,  You have gone through the tests and nothing has showed up.  If there was a problem believe me you would have been notified or admitted to the hospital from the emergency room.\n   Now you are dealing with a little anxiety, better address this problem before it starts ballooning into full scale panic attacks. \n   Trust in the doctors diagnosis, If you still are not convinced get a second opinion, make sure you also submit all your lab work and tests  so the new doctor has something to work with.\n   Just kick back smile and say to yourself It wasn't a heart attack or I wouldn't be sitting here right now.