Dr. Sunita Sah

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It's wonderful to be here. Thank you.

It's wonderful to be here. Thank you.

Yes. I had this immense chest pain. And it was a pain that I had not felt before. And so I thought I should do something about this. And I ended up going to the emergency room in Pittsburgh, which is one of my first experiences of the health care service in the U.S., having moved from the U.K., And it was very efficient.

Yes. I had this immense chest pain. And it was a pain that I had not felt before. And so I thought I should do something about this. And I ended up going to the emergency room in Pittsburgh, which is one of my first experiences of the health care service in the U.S., having moved from the U.K., And it was very efficient.

Yes. I had this immense chest pain. And it was a pain that I had not felt before. And so I thought I should do something about this. And I ended up going to the emergency room in Pittsburgh, which is one of my first experiences of the health care service in the U.S., having moved from the U.K., And it was very efficient.

Within minutes, I was actually through triage and a nurse had whisked me into an examination room and they did a lot of tests, including an electrocardiogram to make sure there was nothing wrong with my heart, which was my primary concern. And everything was fine. So I was relieved and my pain was going down a little bit.

Within minutes, I was actually through triage and a nurse had whisked me into an examination room and they did a lot of tests, including an electrocardiogram to make sure there was nothing wrong with my heart, which was my primary concern. And everything was fine. So I was relieved and my pain was going down a little bit.

Within minutes, I was actually through triage and a nurse had whisked me into an examination room and they did a lot of tests, including an electrocardiogram to make sure there was nothing wrong with my heart, which was my primary concern. And everything was fine. So I was relieved and my pain was going down a little bit.

And I told the doctor and I thought I was about to get released from the emergency room. And she said, well, actually, just before you go, I would like you to have a CT scan. And so I was like, oh, I wonder why? Why is that? And she said, just to make sure that you don't have a pulmonary embolism.

And I told the doctor and I thought I was about to get released from the emergency room. And she said, well, actually, just before you go, I would like you to have a CT scan. And so I was like, oh, I wonder why? Why is that? And she said, just to make sure that you don't have a pulmonary embolism.

And I told the doctor and I thought I was about to get released from the emergency room. And she said, well, actually, just before you go, I would like you to have a CT scan. And so I was like, oh, I wonder why? Why is that? And she said, just to make sure that you don't have a pulmonary embolism.

A pulmonary embolism causes what we call pleuritic chest pain. And this is a sharp pain. It catches your breath when you inhale and exhale. That was not the type of pain that I was experiencing. just did not think that I had this embolism in my lungs. And so I did not think the CT scan was necessary and I didn't want it because why expose yourself to ionizing radiation if you don't need it?

A pulmonary embolism causes what we call pleuritic chest pain. And this is a sharp pain. It catches your breath when you inhale and exhale. That was not the type of pain that I was experiencing. just did not think that I had this embolism in my lungs. And so I did not think the CT scan was necessary and I didn't want it because why expose yourself to ionizing radiation if you don't need it?

A pulmonary embolism causes what we call pleuritic chest pain. And this is a sharp pain. It catches your breath when you inhale and exhale. That was not the type of pain that I was experiencing. just did not think that I had this embolism in my lungs. And so I did not think the CT scan was necessary and I didn't want it because why expose yourself to ionizing radiation if you don't need it?

I mean, with a CT scan, it's about 70 times more on average than the radiation you get from an x-ray. It's still small, but why have it if you don't need it? And so I should have said no to the CT scan, and yet I didn't.

I mean, with a CT scan, it's about 70 times more on average than the radiation you get from an x-ray. It's still small, but why have it if you don't need it? And so I should have said no to the CT scan, and yet I didn't.

I mean, with a CT scan, it's about 70 times more on average than the radiation you get from an x-ray. It's still small, but why have it if you don't need it? And so I should have said no to the CT scan, and yet I didn't.

I knew how much radiation was in the CT scan. And so I wanted her to say, oh, are you comfortable with that? I wanted her to ask me so I could say, actually, no, I'm not. Do I really need this? And she didn't. She didn't. She just hesitated and then...

I knew how much radiation was in the CT scan. And so I wanted her to say, oh, are you comfortable with that? I wanted her to ask me so I could say, actually, no, I'm not. Do I really need this? And she didn't. She didn't. She just hesitated and then...