Another opinion on EKG?

[LPNGirl07]

I am a 28 year old female, and mother of 2 young kids. After the labor & delivery of my first child 6 years ago, I developed high BP and what seemed to be a faster heartbeat. I am kind of an anxious person, so I attributed the heartbeat to that. I went to my PCP over the BP and he diagnosed anxiety related hypertension, and didn't think I needed to see a cardiologist. So I took Atenolol, and was then switched to Toprol XL to control the BP, which it seemed to do. I had an EKG in '03 and that was normal I was told. Fast forward to 2008, and I found out I was pregnant with my 2nd child. The OB/GYN I was seeing put me on labetalol, and never referred me to a cardiologist. After the delivery of the baby (I had a c-section), I lost a lot of blood, and the OB doctor wouldn't give me the BP meds for a few days as my BP was low. While in the hospital my heart rate got up to 144 at one point. I recently went to a new PCP as my old one left his practice, and the new one put me back on Toprol XL. He'd performed an EKG in '08 while I was pregnant, and it was normal. Yesterday I went to the new PCP I've been seeing, and he did another EKG. This time he said it showed a non specific abnormality. He diagnosed sinus tachycardia as my HR can get high. He is a very "scattered brain" doctor though. He can't seem to remember anything I tell him, and I think he's a flat out "quack!"

Has any other women had similar heart symptoms after childbirth - high BP with racing heart? Can EKG's very so much between only a few months? What are non specific abnormalities on EKG's? I'm an LPN, but the heart isn't my specialty, and it's been a while since nursing school. Thanks!

[LPNGirl07]

Hi, thank u both for your kind answers. : ) They make me feel better...

[kenkeith]

Nonspecific almost always relates to ST and T waves.  The detection of coronary artery disease by EKG evidence of significant ST and T wave changes is well known. But ST and T wave changes may not always be significant to meet the criteria of coronary artery disease and will then get labelled as nonspecific ST/ T changes. These changes may be primary or secondary to other conditions like anxiety, medication, drugs, high altitude, abdominal and metabolicdisorders etc. Diagnosis needs to be established.

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

i had a ekg that showed that . so i had a nuclear stress test and it said all was good, and lots times the ekg machines dont read it right ive been told never get up-set over a ekg, they really dont go by them .