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When coming up with a differential diagnoses, it would be useful to link positive history,physical examination and ECG findings to cardiac (arrhythmia Related), cardiac (not related to arrhythmia), systemic causes (Non Cardiac), pharmacological causes and psychiatric causes.

Differentiating [Disease name] from other Diseases

Palpitation in itself is not a condition but a symptom reflective of an underlying condition.
When coming up with a differential diagnoses, it would be useful to link positive history,physical examination and ECG findings to any of the following 5 categories:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
1. Cardiac (arrhythmia Related)
2. Cardiac (Not related to arrhythmia)
3. Systemic causes (Non cardiac)
4. Pharmacological causes
5. Psychiatric causes


Cardiac (Arrhythmia related) Differentials	Cardiac (Not Arrhythmia related) Differentials	Systemic Non Cardiac Differentials	Pharmacological Differentials	Psychiatric Differentials
Premature ventricular contractions Premature Atrial Contractions Ventricular tachycardia Ventricular fibrillation Atrial fibrillation Atrial flutter Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Brugada syndrome Sinus tachycardia Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia Tachycardia with variable block, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome Long QT syndrome Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Bradycardia caused by advanced arteriovenous block Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome (sick sinus syndrome) Multifocal atrial tachycardia Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia Catecholamine Sensitive Arrythmia AV Re-entry tachycardia AV Nodal Re-entry Tachycardia	Congenital heart disease Cardiomegaly Aortic aneurysm Myocardial Ischemia Mitral Valve Prolapse Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Atrial Septal Defect Congestive Heart Failure Stenotic/ Regurgitant Valvular Heart Diseases Cardiomyopathy Pericarditis Ventricular Septal Defect Atrial Myxoma Anemia AV fistula Paget’s disease Pregnancy	Thyrotoxicosis Mastocytosis Exercise Electrolyte imbalance Hypoglycemia Hypovolemia Pheochromocytoma Pulmonary disease Vasovagal syndrome Obstructive Sleep Apnea Food poisoning	Caffeine Cocaine Amphetamine Digitalis, Phenothiazine Theophylline Beta agonists Alcohol Tobacco	Stress Anxiety disorder Panic disorder Somatization Disorder Express Hypochondria type behavior Depression

References

↑ “StatPearls”. 2020. PMID 28613787.
↑ Abbott AV (2005). “Diagnostic approach to palpitations”. Am Fam Physician. 71 (4): 743–50. PMID 15742913.
↑ Raviele A, Giada F, Bergfeldt L, Blanc JJ, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Mont L; et al. (2011). “Management of patients with palpitations: a position paper from the European Heart Rhythm Association”. Europace. 13 (7): 920–34. doi:10.1093/europace/eur130. PMID 21697315.
↑ Wexler RK, Pleister A, Raman S (2011). “Outpatient approach to palpitations”. Am Fam Physician. 84 (1): 63–9. PMID 21766757.
↑ Wexler RK, Pleister A, Raman SV (2017). “Palpitations: Evaluation in the Primary Care Setting”. Am Fam Physician. 96 (12): 784–789. PMID 29431371.

[pmid28613787-1] “StatPearls”. 2020. PMID 28613787.

[pmid15742913-2] Abbott AV (2005). “Diagnostic approach to palpitations”. Am Fam Physician. 71 (4): 743–50. PMID 15742913.

[pmid21697315-3] Raviele A, Giada F, Bergfeldt L, Blanc JJ, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Mont L; et al. (2011). “Management of patients with palpitations: a position paper from the European Heart Rhythm Association”. Europace. 13 (7): 920–34. doi:10.1093/europace/eur130. PMID 21697315.

[pmid21766757-4] Wexler RK, Pleister A, Raman S (2011). “Outpatient approach to palpitations”. Am Fam Physician. 84 (1): 63–9. PMID 21766757.

[pmid29431371-5] Wexler RK, Pleister A, Raman SV (2017). “Palpitations: Evaluation in the Primary Care Setting”. Am Fam Physician. 96 (12): 784–789. PMID 29431371.

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Palpitation differential diagnosis

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Differentiating [Disease name] from other Diseases

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