Question 1

heart palpitations and diahhrea. i have a heart murmur but i seen the heart doc not to long ago and everything was ok. i did have low potassium level.

Accepted Answer

Restore potassium: Your potassium must be restored to normal before anything else. Additionally your RBC magnesium level needs to be checked and also followed as the magnesium level affects potassium level and both can precipitate arrythmias. The diarrhea probably caused the initially low potassium. Make sure you don't have an infection. Meantime rehydrate with an electrolyte drink to restore fluid and minerals.

Question 2

can meningitis cause a heart murmur ?

Accepted Answer

Meningitis is an: inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. This can be caused by viruses or bacteria. Heart murmur is a sound made by the flow of blood through the heart and through the valves. There is nothing about meningitis that will CAUSE a heart murmur. Sometimes the bacteria responsible for the Meningitis can infect the heart and cause damage which will result in a murmur but this is rare.

Question 3

can anxiety cause a heart murmur?

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Yes: A heart murmur is not synonymous with a heart problem, in fact most murmurs are normal.  Murmur is a term used to describe certain types of "squirting" sounds heard over the heart with a stethoscope.  Anxiety makes our hearts beat faster and harder making the blood move faster which in turn makes its exit from the heart noisier.  Check with your doctor to make sure your heart is normal.

Question 4

can pregnancy cause a heart murmur?

Accepted Answer

It's common: Your cardiac output increases greatly, and a physician with good ears can hear any turbulence in the heart that this wil produce. If your physician isn't concerned, i would not be either.

Question 5

can jra cause a heart murmur?

Accepted Answer

JRA: The inflammation from jra can cause inflammation of valves and result in a murmur.

Question 6

does a rbbb cause a heart murmur?

Accepted Answer

Murmur: A heart murmur. A murmur is just noise. Sometimes serious problems cause a murmur many times a murmur is caused by normal flow. Patients often mistranslate what the dr. Tells them. A right bundle branch block doen't cause murmur. Some causes of murmur can cause rbbb.

Question 7

what can cause a heart murmur to suddenly get worse?

Accepted Answer

THE HEART VALVE: Creating the murmur has become thicker or less mobile or more floppy.

Question 8

it could be possible that a seizure cause a heart murmur to get worse?

Accepted Answer

During or after?: Theoretically it could make murmur worse during if hypertension results but in general...No.

Question 9

does a pfo (patent foramen ovale) ever cause a heart murmur ?

Accepted Answer

No: Pfo does nnt cause heart murmur!

Question 10

can diuretics and laxative abuse cause a heart murmur or leaky valve?

Accepted Answer

No: Very unlikely in the presence of normal valve structure and function

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Can potassium deficiency cause a heart murmur

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Heart palpitations and diahhrea. i have a heart murmur but i seen the heart doc not to long ago and everything was ok. i did have low potassium level.

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Can meningitis cause a heart murmur ?

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Can anxiety cause a heart murmur?

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Can pregnancy cause a heart murmur?

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Can jra cause a heart murmur?

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Does a rbbb cause a heart murmur?

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What can cause a heart murmur to suddenly get worse?

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It could be possible that a seizure cause a heart murmur to get worse?

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Can diuretics and laxative abuse cause a heart murmur or leaky valve?

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