My wife had back surgery on Thursday and last night she was having some chest pains. They did an E.K.G. and every three hours they have taken blood to test. What does this show and why does it have to be taken this many times?
2007-09-30 02:03:40 · 9 answers · asked by Txpipliner 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
maybe after EKG they discovered something not OK with blood flow, blood pressure, blood coagulation.ask them for your own peace of mind
2007-09-30 02:07:43 · answer #1 · answered by gaby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're probably checking the levels of cardiac enzymes in the blood. The most commonly checked ones are CK (creatinine kinase), myoglobin, and troponin.
Basically, these enzymes are contained within heart cells and they allow the heart cells to do their job. When a heart cell dies, it ruptures and spills these enzymes into the blood.
There's always a certain amount of these enzymes in the blood but if someone has an elevated level, it's a strong suggestion that a lot of heart cells may have died recently - basically a heart attack.
So checking for cardiac enzymes lets the doctors know if a given episode of chest pain was a heart attack or not. Typically this is done several times during the course of 12 hours. If they remain normal during that time, the doctors can conclude that no heart attack occurred. Sometimes a stress test is done after the enzyme tests are normal to make sure there are no blockages in the arteries of the heart that might cause a FUTURE heart attack.
2007-10-03 23:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by Doxycycline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is normal for the hospital to run blood test several times while you're in the hospital. They are checking for any changes to different levels in the blood and this helps them track anything that could pose a risk to your wife. Relax, it's for her own good although I know it's hard to see your spouse in pain and they continue to poke at her with needles. It's just a precaution... no worries.
2007-09-30 02:13:34 · answer #3 · answered by Sheena S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infections contracted while having surgery or staying in a hospital are common. They maybe checking to see if she has systemic (in the blood) infection from her surgery. Or, could be something to do with blood sugar, blood fats, or she may have elevated lymphocytes. You never know until you ask. Hope everything turns out well.
2007-09-30 02:07:48 · answer #4 · answered by Arrica H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They could be doing an ABG, arterial blood gas. This shows the level of O2 and CO2 in the blood. Follow this link though, it may help you.
http://www.cardiologychannel.com/chestpain/diagnosis.shtml
2007-09-30 02:18:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its probably a cardiac enzyme test. basically it shows if your wife was having cardiac distress of any kind. and it is taking every so often so that they can trend the levels if they are getting better or worst.
2007-09-30 02:08:53 · answer #6 · answered by gdsmak16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is not any one try that is going to conceal all of those issues. attempting out for diabetes demands, at a minimum, a glucose tolerance try or a collection of finger prick checks to visual demonstrate unit blood sugar. Aids attempting out is that is very own try. some STD's could be picked up on blood checks, some require different attempting out. communicate on your wellbeing care professional approximately your concerns and the justifications in the back of them, and enable the wellbeing care professional be certain which checks are necessary.
2016-10-10 01:21:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are probably checking enzyme levels for heart function, and or checking kidney function..
2007-09-30 02:07:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
E.K.G stands for Electrocardiogram. This tells you all about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocardiogram
2007-09-30 02:07:22 · answer #9 · answered by Tammerz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋