Can You Just Quit Atenolol Q: I am a male of 59 years being treated for hypertension at a local government clinic. I have been taking 25mg morning and afternoon of Atenolol for over a year now and my blood pressure has stabilised to 127/60. They have just told me that there will be no […]
What is Life Support? The functioning of some organs of our body is vital for life. These organs are termed as vital organs. These chiefly include the heart, lungs and kidney. If any of these stop functioning, the patient is likely to collapse very soon. Apart from this, it’s important that the patient receives some […]
Respiratory Ventilator This is the commonest form of life support given in hospitals. This is basically a machine used to assist breathing. When is it Required? In cases where the patient is not able to breathe himself adequately to meet the body needs of oxygen, a ventilator is needed. This happens when you have some […]
Dyslipidemia The term indicates any disturbance in your blood lipid levels. Your lipids may be high, low or there may be an abnormality in the ratio of different types of lipids. All these situations come under the broader term Dyslipidemia. Association of Dyslipidemia With Heart Problems Most forms of dyslipidemia are closely associated with heart […]
Fainting Episodes Fainting episodes may medically be termed as syncope or syncopal attacks. The basic mechanism among most of such cases is common. One faints when the blood supply to the brain is reduced transiently due to some cause. There can be many different reasons why the blood flow gets reduced and the person faints. […]
Palpitations – Causes and Management What Are Palpitations? Feeling or perceiving your heartbeats is referred to as palpitations. Normally heartbeat is not felt. They may be felt when they are very rapid, or very loud (stronger than normal) or when they are irregular in their rhythm. Strong beats feel like a pounding sensation in your […]
Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)- Avoid Certain Medicines Long QT syndrome is a disorder of heart rhythm that causes rapid and irregular heartbeats . The ECG of our heart is a wave sketch of our heartbeats. One single heartbeat involves the contraction and relaxation of each chamber of the heart, one by one. Heartbeats are essentially […]
New Guidelines for Managing Cholesterol – Nov. 2013 AHA The guidelines issued by AHA for prescribing statin drugs to patients have drastically changed this year. This is revolutionary, as people who were not eligible for this prescription earlier, are now being advised to take a statin drug. Old Guidelines As we all know, Cholesterol is […]
Listening Heart Beat at the Back of the Head Q: Dear doctor, my name is Helen. Sometimes I have a feeling at the back of my head like I am listening my heart beat there. Is it normal? Please advice. -By Helen Reply: No, this is not normal. This may happen in certain cardiac problems […]
Fluctuating Blood Pressure This is a common finding in clinical practice these days. Usually, it is a practice to measure several readings of B.P. in a day and then take the average. However, this method is not correct and ignores the high as well as low surges of blood pressure. The underlying disease may be […]
