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Problem based review: The patient with ‘palpitations’

Author(s) -

Stanley Crossland,

Liz Berkin

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

acute medicine journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1747-4892

pISSN - 1747-4884

DOI - 10.52964/amja.0569

Subject(s) - palpitations , heartbeat , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , primary care , case presentation , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , psychiatry , family medicine , surgery , computer science , computer security

Palpitations, or the sensation of a rapid or heavy heartbeat, are a common symptom in both primary and secondary care settings. Here we use a common presentation of palpitations to explore the best ways to assess and treat patients who present in this way. We hope that by using a structured approach to our assessment we will reduce the use of the ‘scattergun’ approach to diagnosis, thus preventing unnecessary investigation and hospital stay.

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