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Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT): ECG features & management

…healthy individuals. The arrhythmia is characterized by its abrupt onset and termination and typically presents with symptoms associated with supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, including palpitations, dyspnea, chest…

Clinical application of ECG in chest pain & acute myocardial infarction

…Other symptoms include dyspnea, pain radiating to the left arm/shoulder/throat, palpitations, back pain and selected cases of upper abdominal pain. An ECG recording…

🟠 Nitroglycerin

…vasodilation). Tachycardia (due to reflex sympathetic activation). Nausea. Vomiting. Flushing. Palpitations. Tolerance with prolonged use. Methemoglobinemia. Hypoxemia. Caution Proceed with caution in afterload dependent conditions…

Vasovagal Syncope: Diagnosis, Tilt Testing and Treatment

…a "warm sensation," and nausea. Patients may also experience lightheadedness and palpitations upon assuming an upright posture. Specific triggers are well recognized and include: Provoked…

Premature atrial contraction (premature atrial beat / complex): ECG and clinical implications

…the ventricles with blood (increased ventricular filling). Persons with premature beats might perceive this as palpitations, because of the stronger ventricular contractions caused by the…

Premature ventricular contractions (premature ventricular complex, premature ventricular beats)

…the ventricles with blood (increased ventricular filling). The person with premature beats might perceive this as palpitations, because of the stronger ventricular contractions caused by…

Acute exacerbation of COPD: quick reference

…purulence. Fever, rigors and respiratory tract symptoms. Chest pain, haemoptysis, syncope and palpitations. Orthopnoea, weight gain and peripheral oedema. Previous hypercapnia, NIV or invasive ventilation…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…diary states when the patient fell asleep and got up. Holter ECG and longer rhythm monitoring Indications Palpitations, presyncope or syncope of suspected arrhythmic origin…

Hypertensive crisis: quick reference for acute blood pressure lowering

…erythropoietin, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and drugs directed against vascular endothelial growth factor. Episodes of headache, palpitations, sweating and pallor that may suggest phaeochromocytoma. Systemic sclerosis…

Hypoglycaemia: quick reference for emergency management

…Autonomic symptoms Early warning symptoms are due to sympathetic activation: sweating tremor palpitations hunger anxiety pallor paraesthesiae Neuroglycopenic symptoms An inadequate supply of glucose to…

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