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Question:
Do I need a second opinion regarding the need for medications?
My blood pressure dropped in December when I lost 20 pounds, and my dr took me off my medications. I'm still overweight. I just had an echocardiogram which was normal and a nuclear stress test. The dr said I have a slightly enlarged heart and prescribed Coreg. My blood pressure and pulse run low. Do I need a second opinion?
submitted by Faith from Bay City, Texas on 10/20/09
Answer:
by Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, George Younis, MD
A patient may consider getting a second opinion any time he or she may feel that a particular doctor's explanation warrants verification by another physician.
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