Day in the Life of a Doctor: Cardiology (ft. chest pain)

To learn about how we treat a heart attack step by step, and see inside an active cardiac cath lab, check out this video next: https://youtu.be/EXc2jU_d_K0

You are possibly the most positive person on YouTube! You always brighten my day.

I've gone to the ER for severe chest pain (after using albuterol for a week), arm pain/burning and tight, and armpit pain/burning and when the ambulance got to the hospital, the nurse assumed it was anxiety and put me in a psychiatric hold room (even though many regular rooms were open). The only thing they did was blood work (cardiac enzymes and whatever else). I was hooked ot a heart monitor, but not for long. Eventually they moved me to a regular room, and the DR said I could continue taking the albuterol. I wanted to prove a point, that the albuterol was the cause of the chest pain, and if I continued it, there might be a more serious problem, but I wasn't about to risk my life doing it. Jsut sucks when the DR calls the ambulance from their office, you go to the ER, and they say, "It's probably just anxiety," when I wasn't experiencing anxiety (no signs of it). I do have anxiety, but have never been to the hospital for just anxiety before. DRs need to believe people with mental health problems just like they do people without them, because they can have the same medical problems as people without mental illness. So to the DRs out there, take all your patients seriously.

Happy you made the point about women experiencing heart attacks differently than men typically do. I had uncharacteristic shortness of breath with very little exertion. I called the nurse, explaining that what was happening was weird for me! I will be forever grateful to her for listening to me, and sending me to the ER. Troponin levels slightly elevated. A stent placed the following morning opened a 99% blockage. Ladies, if something isn't right for you please get checked. It might save your life.

I loved seeing the therapy dog in your video! I am a therapy dog handler for a hospital in a suburb of Chicago and we love what we do! Mona was so accurate…my dog, Freya, gets so excited when she sees me put on my blue shirt. She knows it go time!!

I Absolutely LOVE Seeing All The LOVE from your Fans For The Both Of You In The Comments! ❤ I learn so much in here. Makes me reflect on my heath and those who I love too. I also love the networking with other Doctors and Nurses that you work with too. Great Tee Shirt that Nurse Mackenna was wearing..."Mental Health Matters"! Amen...Awesome to see you both rocking The Marathons! My Mom was a 55 year Nurse Volunteer and she really enjoyed her "International Coffee's" that she always had with here on her shifts to share with her co-workers too! This channel is like sitting at the kitchen table with Family and getting caught up on the previous week! Cheers From COW-lumbus, Ohio MOO 👋

Love you Both! What amazing Dr’s you both are. I have been watching you forever and I’m not in the medical field but I am a patient with so many traumas is the neck and severe abdominal injuries. I absolutely Love how you truly care for your patients. I never miss an episode-you and your husband are such a beautiful blessing. Thank You for all you do. PeaceAndLove Lori

Yes please a video on marathon training and how marathons affect the body. 👍I can relate to the 2 pen and quiet corner section. Well done on the marathons🤗

A nice way to take a break from studying, watching the amazing Violin MD!

Her eyes so twinkle twinkle little star,full of kindness and smart woman

As a cardiologist working in Japan, I always enjoy your videos. Thank you!

I used to watch your youtube videos about 5-6 years ago and loved your content and personality. I stopped watching youtube for a bit and you randomly came across my FYP on tik tok and it brought me back to 2018. You inspired me back then to pursue a career in medicine as a woman and i've been a registered nurse for about 7 months now. I'm so happy I found you again !

Thank you for making these videos. I love your energy and how compassionate you are when talking about your patients. Also you seem so validating and respectful to your patients. I cannot even tell you how much peace validation brings to a chronic illness patient, especially someone with past medical trauma. I’ve been watching your videos for years and they’ve gotten me through a ton of pain, surgeries and long hospital stays. I have ehlers-danlos syndrome, used to be an EMT and I’ve been trying to get well enough to finish my pre-med and go onto med school. I’m 30, and I’m worried about the progression of things, but I’m never going to give up. Thank you so much. ❤

You are the most caring compassionate Dr I’ve ever seen. I suffer from Lupus and RH. I give myself weekly shots of methotrexate and I get monthly IV infusions of ORCENIA.

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

Thank you for the video! It's been a while since I've watched your content, and can I just say your growth is pretty inspiring! I was always happy to see a look into my own country's healthcare training and day-to-day. Also great to see other nurses and healthcare staff getting involved! It was such a surreal feeling to hear you introduce yourself as an internal medicine and rheumatology specialist- I started watching when it was siobhan, a second year medical resident! It makes me so happy to see the confidence with which you present yourself, but you don't seem to have lost the compassion that drew me to you in the first place. It isn't uncommon to see healthcare professionals who get a bit cold or walled-off after a while, although its understandable. But I hope you know how much of a difference kind doctors (and other healthcare professionals too!!) make. I love the way you present the cases you're seeing in a way that protects patient privacy, and I really appreciated the demos and resources you edited into the videos. It's clear you put a lot of effort into the content you make, which is crazy because doctors (at least in bc) are notoriously busy people! Anyways, I hope you're doing well and taking care of yourself <3

I love your videos so much! Been watching you for years and so so happy for all the success!!

My son had a long hospital admission on the PICU ward and the therapy dog came to visit him and us, it really was helpful for recovery but also such a treat. I have some great photos, even though it wasn't such a great memory of him being so ill at that time the therapy dog was so uplifting for everyone.

This is incredible! i have been watching since your very 1st year and to see your now specializing in internal medicine and rheumatology is PHENOMENAL!! incredible work so proud! 👏👏👏we need more doctors like you!

You and hubby should move to NB - we need amazing docs like you both!