5th May 2025

Signs (examination)

It is important to look for signs pertaining to possible underlying causes for the arrhythmia (based on history and presentation). Signs may include:

• Fever
• Hypotension
• Loss of consciousness
• Pallor
• Cachexia
• Tachypnoea
• Irregular, fast pulse
• Elevated JVP if in heart failure
• Cardiac murmurs if associated structural disease
• Evidence of thyroid disease – tremor, weight loss, exophthalmos, goitre, anxiety