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Diagnosis: 'Palpitation for Mx'?

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  1. Davo
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    hybid.

    Posted 1 year ago #

  2. Mary Boo
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    Palpitations:
    »Introduction: Palpitations
    »Symptoms of Palpitations
    »Causes of Palpitations
    »Treatments for Palpitations

    Palpitation: An awareness of the heartbeat normally associated with fear, emotion or exertion but may also be associated with neurosis, arrhythmias, heart disease and an overactive circulation.

    Palpitation: Do not confuse this word with palpation. Avoid the colloquial and jargonistic use of the plural of this abstract noun in the sense of 'strong or irregular heartbeats'. Forcible or irregular pulsation of the heart, perceptible to the patient, usually with an increase in frequency or force, with or without irregularity in rhythm. SYN: trepidatio cordis. [L. palpito, to throb]
    Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
    http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/palpitation.htm

    Posted 1 year ago #

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