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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... • METABOLIC DISORDER ... PSYCHIATRIC • ANXIETY ... DISORDER • SOMATISATION ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
May present as: palpitations ... • Generalized Anxiety ... Disorder #Arrhythmias ... #Cardiology #Differential
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
 •
Panic Disorder: ... heritability >> Panic Disorder ... chest pain, heart palpitations ... carrying anti-anxiety ... #BehavioralDisorder
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Medications/Toxins: • ETOH ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder ... /Anxiety • Somatization ... associated with anxiety ... #Cardiology #Differential
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Social Anxiety Disorder ... reduce social anxiety ... Physical Symptoms of Anxiety ... trembling, heart palpitations ... SocialAnxiety #BehavioralDisorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
Oppositional Defiant Disorder ... develop mood and anxiety ... disorders Argumentative ... OppositionalDefiant #ODD #BehavioralDisorder ... signs #psychiatry #criteria