title: Problem based review: the pregnant woman presenting to the AMU with palpitations.
abstract: Pregnant patients commonly present to the acute medical team with symptoms requiring further investigation. Palpitations are a common reason for presentation on the acute medical take, and most acute physicians will be familiar with the process of investigation. The combination of pregnancy and palpitations raises a broad differential diagnosis and can complicate the management pathway. This problem based review is designed to summarise the key issues which may arise during the management of a typical patient presenting in this way.
authors.affiliation: FY2, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.affiliation: ST2 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Saba
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aljuboori
authors.affiliation: Consultant Obstetric Physician and Acute Physician, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.affiliation: Consultant in Acute Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Harith
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Altemimi
authors.affiliation: Consultant Obstetric Physician and Professor of Obstetric Medicine, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nelson-Piercy
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019468:Disease Management; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*