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Is Numbness In Arm, Skipping Heartbeats A Dangerous Sign In A Patient Having BP 130/90
hi doc. my mother is a 45 y rs old female. she is feeling numbness in her left arm for one day. she has a BP of 130/ 90 mmhg now and while recording BP i noticed two missed beats. She is on Amlodipine 5 mg OD. can u plz tell is numbness is a dangerous sign.
Thu, 27 Mar 2014
Dear sir
Yes sure it is a dangerous sign. Skipping heart beats always needs evaluation.
Some times it might be due to normal, it might be due to drug induced or it might be pathological, which is due to underlying cardiac disease.
Secondly there are two entities in the skipping beats
1. Escape beats
2. Premature beats
So we need to differentiate, Please evaluate with ECG and TMT testing.
Numbness might be caused due to decreased circulation, so it needs evaluation.
Thanks
Yes sure it is a dangerous sign. Skipping heart beats always needs evaluation.
Some times it might be due to normal, it might be due to drug induced or it might be pathological, which is due to underlying cardiac disease.
Secondly there are two entities in the skipping beats
1. Escape beats
2. Premature beats
So we need to differentiate, Please evaluate with ECG and TMT testing.
Numbness might be caused due to decreased circulation, so it needs evaluation.
Thanks
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