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palpitations (feeling of skipped heart beats or fluttering in the chest); pounding in the chest; shortness of breath; chest discomfort; fainting; dizziness or feeling light-headed; weakness, fatigue, or feeling tired
palpitations (feeling of skipped heartbeats or fluttering in the chest) pounding in the chest shortness of breath
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What are the clinical symptoms of hypokalemia?
Weakness, Fatigue, Muscle cramps, Constipation, Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) are symptoms are hypokalemia.
What non-invasive treatment can be used to treat abnormal heart rhythms?
Various drugs can be used to control and help reset these abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias ).
What is an antiarrhythmic?
An antiarrhythmic is a drug that controls abnormal heart rhythms.
What are some of the lifestyle changes recommended as alternatives to Maze procedure?
quitting smoking avoiding activities that prompt the symptoms of abnormal heart rhythms limiting alcohol intake
What does abnormal t-wave mean?
Abnormality can be due to abnormal heart rhythms or cardiac muscle defects.
What is cardiac pulmonary sarcoidosis?
It is sarcoidosis of both the heart and lungs. The heart may show abnormal rhythms on ECG.
Why is the heart actually stopped when the defibrillator pads are applied?
Defibrillation depolarizes all of the heart tissue at once. This usually will terminate abnormal heart rhythms with the hope that a normal one will take over.
What is gallops in heart?
Abnormal rhythms The term for abnormal rhythms is arrhythmia. One of the more common, and less serious, causes of arrhythmia is a heart murmur. If that is what you are talking about, then it is generally a mild condition where the left atrioventricular vavle in the heart has a slight prolapse and leaks some blood back into the left atrium when the left ventricle contracts. This could be the 'gallop' that you feel happening in your heart. If it is constant and bothersome you should go see a doctor.
What does a holter monitor test do?
A Holter monitor is a 3 lead (wire) EKG. It constantly monitors your heart and either records everything for 24-48 hours or records for longer but just saves abnormal portions. If is used to see if the heart is having abnormal heart rhythms.
What is atrial fibrillation and flutter?
abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles, or lower chambers of the heart. In atrial fibrillation, the atria "quiver" chaotically and the ventricles beat irregularly
What is the medical term meaning An electrical shock delivered to the heart to correct certain abnormal heart rhythms?
A defibrillator is a device used to deliver a shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.
Why do athletes take beta blockers?
Beta-blockers are drugs that are prescribed to treat several different types of conditions, including hypertension, angina, some abnormal heart rhythms, heart attack, anxiety, migraine, glaucoma, and overactive thyroid symptoms; someone who is suffering from any of those symptoms might have to take beta-blockers.
