Sydney Woman, 53, Finds Abnormal Test Results After TikTok Nurse Flags Blue Lips
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Updated · Newsweek · Jul 11
Sydney Woman, 53, Finds Abnormal Test Results After TikTok Nurse Flags Blue Lips
2 articles · Updated · Newsweek · Jul 11
Summary
A 53-year-old Sydney woman sought medical testing the day after a TikTok viewer identifying as a cardiac nurse urged her to get an ECG, blood work and a calcium score CT.
Initial tests found abnormalities, though Rachel said she is still undergoing diagnosis and does not yet know the underlying cause of her shortness of breath, fatigue, lightheadedness and tingling fingers.
The nurse's comment focused on a blue tinge to Rachel's lips, a symptom Rachel said she had initially dismissed as stress after losing her job at the end of 2024.
Rachel later learned the nurse had missed the same blue-lips warning sign before her own mother died of a heart attack, making her especially alert to it.
Rachel said she hopes the episode raises awareness of women's heart health, even as social media remains a fraught source of advice—31% of U.S. adults seek health information there monthly, while 77.7% say such content is false or misleading.