The evaluation and management of palpitations

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 199-205

  Keeler, Elizabeth R ^a   Morris Jr , Robert K ^a   Patolia, Dolar S ^a   Toy, Eugene C ^a,b  

^a Brackenridge Hospital   (United States)

^b St Joseph's Medical Center Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; DISOPYRAMIDE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PROCAINAMIDE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; TERFENADINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GYNECOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEATH; HEART DISEASE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBSTETRICS; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0036853209     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(02)00118-X     Document Type: Article

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