Doctors Told Not To Order Electrocardiograms For Low-Risk Patients

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Some times less is more. Some times it isn’t. There was a statement that PSA for prostate cancer wasn’t necessary. My prostate cancer and that of my urologist were initially brought up on the radar because of elevated PSA.. I took care of a young sailor who had no cardiac symptoms. His EKG was abnormal but hard to diagnose. Sent him to cardiologist and the fellow had an aortic root aneurysm, he was having open heart surgery.