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    Palpitations, (Fast Heart Beats), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Palpitations, (Fast Heart Beats), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Palpitations, (Fast Heart Beats), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Palpitations, (Fast Heart Beats), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Palpitations are medical symptoms of feelings that the heart is beating irregularly or pounding too hard or too fast.

    These sensations can also be felt in the chest, throat, or neck.

    Palpitations can happen during physical activity or when the patient is lying down or sitting still.

    Palpitations can happen together with other symptoms like giddiness and chest tightness.

    What Causes Palpitations?

    Many causes of palpitations are present.

    Palpitations may happen when the heart beat is normal or somewhat faster than normal.

    The palpitations symptoms may appear frightening but most are not harmful and frequently go away on their own.

    Harmful palpitations are indicative of a heart problem.

    The cause of palpitations is not known so the doctor may need to investigate them.

    Causes not linked to Heart Problems

    1. Emotional causes from a surge of epinephrine in the body

    The palpitations may occur from strong emotions such as panic attacks, anxiety, or excitement.

    A panic attack may produce an overwhelming sense of anxiety, fear, and apprehension, together with nausea, sweating, trembling and palpitations.

    2. Strenuous Physical Activity

    Intense physical exercise may cause the heart feel like it is beating too hard or too fast even though it is working normally.

    Intense physical exercise also can cause some premature (extra) heartbeats.

    3. Hormonal Changes

    Palpitations can happen from hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy, menstruation, and around the menopausal period.

    These palpitations are temporary and tend to improve or go away as these medical conditions go away or change.

    The palpitations in women during pregnancy may be due to anemia.

    4. Medical Conditions

    Many medical disorders can induce the heart to beat faster or stronger or irregularly than usual.

    Medical disorders may cause premature (extra) heartbeats.

    These medical disorders are:

    a. An overactive thyroid

    b. A low blood sugar level

    c. Anemia

    d. Some types of low blood pressure

    e. Fever

    f. Dehydration (insufficient fluid in the body)

    5. Medicines and Stimulants

    Less frequently, medicines can spark off palpitations because they can induce the heart to beat faster or stronger than usual or premature (extra) heartbeats:

    a. Inhaled asthma medicines

    b. Medicines to treat an under active thyroid.

    Too much of these medicines can result in an over active thyroid and produce palpitations.

    c. Medicines to prevent arrhythmias
    Medicines used to prevent irregular heart rhythms can often induce other irregular heart rhythms.

    d. Over-the-counter medicines that work as stimulants also may cause palpitations.
    These are decongestants (found in cough and cold medicines) and some herbal supplements.

    e. Caffeine, nicotine (seen in tobacco), alcohol, and illegal drugs (such as cocaine and amphetamines) also can produce palpitations.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction

    Chapter 1 Palpitations

    Chapter 2 Causes

    Chapter 3 Symptoms

    Chapter 4 Diagnosis

    Chapter 5 Treatment

    Chapter 6 Prognosis

    Chapter 7 Atrial Fibrillation

    Chapter 8 Anxiety

    Epilogue

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateFeb 20, 2016
    ISBN9781311647757
    Palpitations, (Fast Heart Beats), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Palpitations, (Fast Heart Beats), A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Palpitations,

      (Fast Heart Beats)

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis, Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2015 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the Palpitations, (Fast Heart Beats) Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases such as Anxiety and Heart Disease which are seen in some patients in my Family Clinic.

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://ken-med.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 600 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      Chapter 1

      Palpitations (fast heart beats)

      What Are Palpitations?

      Palpitations are medical symptoms of feelings that the heart is beating irregularly or pounding too hard or too fast.

      These sensations can also be felt in the chest, throat, or neck.

      Palpitations can happen during physical activity or when the patient is lying down or sitting still.

      Palpitations can happen together with other symptoms like giddiness and chest tightness.

      What Causes Palpitations?

      Many causes of palpitations are present.

      Palpitations may happen when the heart beat is normal or somewhat faster than normal.

      The palpitations symptoms may appear frightening but most are not harmful and frequently go away on their own.

      Harmful palpitations are indicative of a heart problem.

      The cause of palpitations is not known so the doctor may need to investigate them.

      Causes not linked to Heart Problems

      1. Emotional causes from a surge of epinephrine in the body

      The palpitations may occur from strong emotions such as panic attacks, anxiety, or excitement.

      A panic attack may produce an overwhelming sense of anxiety, fear, and apprehension, together with nausea, sweating, trembling and palpitations.

      2. Strenuous Physical Activity

      Intense physical exercise may cause the heart feel like it is beating too hard or too fast even though it is working normally.

      Intense physical exercise also can cause some premature (extra) heartbeats.

      3. Hormonal Changes

      Palpitations can happen from hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy, menstruation, and around the menopausal period.

      These palpitations are temporary and tend to improve or go away as these medical conditions go away or change.

      The palpitations in women during pregnancy may be due to anemia.

      4.

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