| When patients are sent home undiagnosed
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| | · Weakness
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| after a heart attack, they do not receive
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| | If a patient displays these or other
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| the treatment they need to avoid
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| | heart attack symptoms an ECG or EKG and
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| permanent injury, and are at risk for
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| | blood tests should be performed
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| another heart attack, and may die. Heart
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| | immediately. Elevated levels of the
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| attacks are a very common medical
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| | enzyme tropan, in the blood, can indicate
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| emergency, but are often overlooked or
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| | a heart attack. Another enzyme, called
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| misdiagnosed in emergency rooms and
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| | Creatine phosphokinase (CPK), can
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| during regular doctor visits. When a
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| | indicate tissue or muscle death. If these
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| heart attack is quickly detected and
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| | tests indicate the likelihood of a heart
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| treated, further damage can be avoided.
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| | attack, more extensive tests should
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| Most patients not only survive, but
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| | follow.
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| recover well and can live a normal life.
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| | Common misdiagnosis
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| When an impending heart attack is caught
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| | Because heart attack symptoms are similar
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| before it occurs, it can often be
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| | to symptoms of other medical problems
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| prevented, which is even better.
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| | heart attacks are often misdiagnosed as:
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| Predicting heart attacks
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| | · Heartburn
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| Doctors and emergency room staff can
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| | · Acid reflux
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| often anticipate an imminent heart attack
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| | · Anxiety attack
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| by:
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| | · Musculoskeletal pain
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| · Carefully reviewing patient history
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| | · Bronchitis
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| · Conducting a thorough physical exam
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| | · Pneumonia
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| · Electrocardiogram testing (ECG or EKG)
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| | · Esophagitis
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| · Blood tests
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| | · Angina
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| Detecting heart attacks
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| | · Gallstones
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| When a heart attack is not anticipated
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| | Common mistakes that led to undiagnosed
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| and prevented, it can still be treated
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| | heart attacks
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| successfully if quickly recognized.
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| | Besides simply mistaking heart attack
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| Prompt treatment can save a heart attack
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| | symptoms for those of other health
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| patient's life and/or prevent permanent
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| | problems, doctors and emergency room
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| injury. In order to properly diagnose a
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| | staff sometimes don't consider the
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| heart attack, health care professionals
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| | possibility of a heart attack in people
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| must recognize and respond to the
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| | who seem unlikely victims. Women are at a
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| symptoms. These symptoms include:
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| | much greater risk than is commonly
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| · Chest pain
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| | believed, and young people can suffer
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| · Pain radiating through the shoulder,
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| | heart attacks. Certain medications and
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| arm, or jaw
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| | other underlying health problems can
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| · Indigestion symptoms
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| | cause heart attacks in people who don't
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| · Nausea
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| | obviously fit the profile for a heart
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| · Dizziness
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| | attack candidate.
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| · Shortness of breath
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