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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... • HYPOXIA PSYCHIATRIC ... Nrtaylor101 #Palpitations ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
May present as: palpitations ... discomfort Cardiac Causes ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... Opioid Analgesics, Antipsychotics ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Dancing Carotids - Corrigan's Pulse in severe Aortic Regurgitation on Physical Exam

Patient referred for palpitations and
Patient referred for palpitations ... AorticRegurgitation #PhysicalExam ... #video #neck #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
twitching CARDIAC CAUSES ... • Bradycardia caused ... NON-CARDIAC CAUSES ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia Psychiatric ... #Cardiology #Differential
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
with a history of palpitations ... #AVNRT #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... / Mediastinal Causes ... Sarcoidosis Other Causes ... - Neurologic/Psychiatric ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Tardive Dyskinesia on Physical Exam

Involuntary orofacial movements usually caused by chronic use of neuroleptic agents.

#Tardive #Dyskinesia
movements usually caused ... Tardive #Dyskinesia #PhysicalExam ... #neuroleptic #psychiatry
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
, and/or limbs caused ... restlessness #AntiPsychotics ... pharmacology #diagnosis #psychiatry
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
’s a great ECG case ... presented with palpitations ... Electrocardiogram #Cardiology