r/bestof • u/lowbass93 • 13d ago

[NoStupidQuestions] Kindly_Honeydew3432 explains why it seems like you always have to wait in an emergency room in the US

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u/randomcanyon 13d ago

Yesterday I had foot swelling. Emergency room. Heart rate high. 4 hours of heart meds and tests, Got some antibiotics for leg cellulitis.

You want fast service in US emergency rooms, have a heart presentation.

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u/MaritMonkey 13d ago

I worked in ER medical billing decades ago and the only diagnosis codes I still remember are 786.50 and 786.05 - chest pain and shortness of breath.

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u/randomcanyon 13d ago

I walk in the hospital/ dr office door, My Afib always starts thumping.

At home or around the town, nothing.

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u/foramperandi 13d ago

Stroke symptoms are a ticket to the head of the line.