Characteristics a Palpitation may be described in various terms, such as"fluttering ,"flopping",and skipping In most cases the complaint is of a sensation of disturbed heartbeat a There's wide variability in the sensitivity to alteration in cardiac activity among different individuals
Characteristics ◼ Palpitation may be described in various terms, such as "fluttering", "flopping", and "skipping“. In most cases the complaint is of a sensation of disturbed heartbeat. ◼ There’s wide variability in the sensitivity to alteration in cardiac activity among different individuals
Variability of the sensitivity a Some patients seem to be unaware of the most serious and chaotic dysrrhythmias others are seriously troubled by an occasional extrasystole The awareness of the heartbeat tends to be more common at night and during introspective moments, but is less marked during activity
Variability of the sensitivity ◼ Some patients seem to be unaware of the most serious and chaotic dysrrhythmias; others are seriously troubled by an occasional extrasystole. ◼ The awareness of the heartbeat tends to be more common at night and during introspective moments, but is less marked during activity
Variability of the sensitivity Patients with organic heart disease and chronic disorders tend to accommodate to these abnormalities and are often less sensitive than normal persons to such events Palpitation is particularly prominent when the precipitating cause for increased heart rate or contractility or arrhythmia is recent transient, and episodic
Variability of the sensitivity ◼ Patients with organic heart disease and chronic disorders tend to accommodate to these abnormalities and are often less sensitive than normal persons to such events. ◼ Palpitation is particularly prominent when the precipitating cause for increased heart rate or contractility or arrhythmia is recent, transient, and episodic