Chest tightness and palpitation
Chief Complaint A 49 year old female presented with the complaint of chest tightness, palpitations and giddiness of 5 hours and had tachycardia. History She smokes 3 cigarettes/day and drinks alcohol twice a month for the past 10 years. She is diabetic which is well controlled by medication. She has no other past medical or surgical history. *Vitals: BP: 135/85 mmhg, HR: 78 bpm, Resp rate: 21 bpm, Temp: 98.3 degree C. Investigations ECG shows normal sinus rhythm with RBBB and LAFB - bifascicular block. MRI was done which shows fibrosis in basal lateral wall. CBC normal, Thyroid function was normal. Troponin I was 0.61 ng/ml. Potassium and magnesium levels - Low. Treatment Need your opinion on the treatment plan.
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prabhakar vati refrence through bhaishjay ratnawali from hridrog prakran. it is mentioned for all type of hridrog. as it contains shilajatu so it is very good result on kaphaj dushti. major contents of prabhakar vati is swarnmakshik bhasm,lauh bhasm, abhrak bhasm,shilajatu ,vanshlochan with arjun ras bhavna. in my practice genreally i use it for patient related to heart palpitation. (adding of liver tonic also)
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