Cardiologist

CardiologistFor example, if an internist has a patient who is complaining of chest pain the doctor will refer the patient to a cardiologist. It is the cardiologist’s job to determine if the chest pain the patient is experiencing is the result of a serious heart condition or perhaps only the result of indigestion. Cardiologists will ask the patient to describe the quality of the pain. Questions asked might be does the patient experience the pain during certain activities, how often do the they experiencing pain, or how long have they been experiencing discomfort. After taking the medical history, the cardiologist performs a physical examination. This is their first opportunity to listens to the patient’s heart. Often a cardiologist can tell if there is a problem by listening to the rhythm of the heartbeat. “There are things that we listen to, that we are attuned to, that other people aren’t… and it gives us a lot of information as to whether or not there is a problem,” Stuar...