About this episode
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. Claim free CME for this episode at curbsiders.vcuhealth.org ! Episodes | Subscribe | Spotify | Swag! | Top Picks | Mailing List | thecurbsiders@gmail.com | Free CME! 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 Sponsor: BetterHelp Special offer for The Curbsiders listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/Curb Sponsor: Panacea Financial Visit panaceafinancial.com today for information on their student loan refinance loans and to learn about their “refer a friend” program. Sponsor: Imperfect Foods Right now, Imperfect Foods is offering our listeners 20% off your first 4 orders when you go to https://www.imperfectfoods.com and use promo code CURB. Sponsor: Indeed Go to Indeed.com/INTERNALMEDICINE to claim your $75 CREDIT before March 31st. CME Partner: VCU Health CE The Curbsiders are partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for physicians and other healthcare professionals. Visit curbsiders.vcuhealth.org and search for this episode to claim credit. 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