Hospital presentations: palpitations
Provided by BMJ Learning
About the course
After completing this module you should have the knowledge and confidence to:
- Understand common presentations of patients with palpitations
- Take a relevant and focused history from patients with palpitations
- Formulate differential diagnoses for patients with palpitations
- Diagnose arrhythmias from 12 lead ECGs and rhythm strips
- Investigate palpitations appropriately
- Initiate treatment for common and emergency conditions that present with palpitations
- Understand more about commonly used anti-arrhythmic drugs
- Understand when to involve senior and/or specialist colleagues.