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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... • PYREXIA • HYPOVOLAEMIA ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Hypoglycemia • Hypovolemia ... #Cardiology #Differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
syndromes (e.g. ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... the heartbeat • Palpitations ... more intensive treatment ... #cardiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
walking to nearly complete ... arrythmias • ... , reversible cardiomyopathy ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
paresthesias, palpitations ... , bradycardia, arrhythmias ... Na delivery): CHF ... Monitor for tachycardia ... #nephrology #K
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... severe arrhythmias ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf