The cases within this module were produced with support from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. In the full version of eMedici there are more than 120 clinical vignettes, covering cardiology, dermatology, neurology, nephrology and other branches of medicine.

Module: Medicine

Case Studies:

1. A 66-year-old man with severe chest pain
2. A 47-year-old farmer with shortness of breath
3. I think my hiatus hernia is playing up
4. Shall I ring the cath lab...?
5. Hungry for air
6. Palpitations in a healthy, young woman
7. More than just a little flutter...
8. A 20-year-old with transient loss of consciousness

Palpitations in a healthy, young woman

Author(s):

Dr Richard Lin MBBS
University of Adelaide

Dr. Sharmalar Rajendran
Consultant Cardiologist

The Lyell McEwin Hospital

Prof Michael Wan

University of Notre Dame. Sydney.

Original case by:

Dr Eamon Raith
Fellow, Intensive Care Unit

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Queen Square

London

Overview:

This case involves the presentation, diagnosis and management of an otherwise healthy woman who presents with palpitations.

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