Palpitation : Medical Triage : Online Medical Help

Medical Triage : Online Medical Help


Palpitation
Definitions Palpitation :

Irregular heart beat & ventricular tachycardia. Sustained supraventricular tarchycardia with poor cardiac output

Palpitation
Subjective
Patients come & complaint of abnormal beating of the heart
Symptoms that the patients present are
Pounding
Slipping
Fluttering
Racing

Palpitation Subjective
Ask for :
Giddiness
Chest pain
Seizures
Breathlessness
Syncope
Medication – patient took ventolin for pregnant woman

Palpitation Objective :

Patients arrives breathlessness but comfortable

Palpitation Assessment

Critical

Any present of seizures
Abnormal ECG – shows VT,Atrial Fibrillation
Come with shock
Pale & Sweat
Cold & Clammy

Palpitation Semi Critical
Complains palpitation but ecg show normal
Giddiness
Vital sign normal

Non critical

Complain had palpitations but already relieve
Come for check up