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#320 Palpitations with Dr. Joshua Cooper

Author
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Published
Mon 07 Feb 2022
Episode Link
https://audioboom.com/posts/8026254

When should you fold or Holt onto your cards for palpitations?  Learn about properly characterizing a patient’s palpitations, red flag symptoms, when to grab an echocardiogram and/or heart monitoring, and when certain “benign” ECG findings can be concerning.  We’re joined by the director of cardiac electrophysiology at Temple University Hospital, Dr. Joshua Cooper (@narrowQRS) for this episode chock full of cardiac pearls to make your heart skip a beat. 





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Credits




  • Producer, Show Notes, Infographic, and Cover Art: Edison Jyang

  • Producer: Paul Williams MD, FACP

  • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP

  • Reviewer: Molly Heublein MD

  • Executive Producer: Beth Garbitelli

  • Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP

  • Editor: Clair Morgan of nodderly.com

  • Guest: Joshua Cooper MD



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Show Segments




  • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio

  • Guest one-liner, Picks of the Week*

  • Case from Kashlak

  • Defining what the patient means by palpitations

  • Common causes and misdiagnoses

  • Red flag symptoms

  • Exposures and medications to consider

  • Sinus tachycardia

  • Workup for palpitations

  • Monitors

  • Script for a negative workup

  • Premature ventricular contractions

  • Outro

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