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What can palpitations after possible tick exposure mean?

Palpitations have many causes, but fainting, chest pain, breathlessness or persistent symptoms require prompt medical assessment and a complete exposure history.

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Short answer

Palpitations have many causes, but fainting, chest pain, breathlessness or persistent symptoms require prompt medical assessment and a complete exposure history.

At a glance

Palpitations have many causes, but fainting, chest pain, breathlessness or persistent symptoms require prompt medical assessment and a complete exposure history. Symptoms are often non-specific and require clinical context. Urgent neurological, cardiac, allergic or severe systemic features need prompt assessment.

Key takeaways

• Palpitations have many causes, but fainting, chest pain, breathlessness or persistent symptoms require prompt medical assessment and a complete exposure history.

• Symptoms are often non-specific and require clinical context. Urgent neurological, cardiac, allergic or severe systemic features need prompt assessment.

• This article is educational and cannot diagnose, exclude or treat illness. Use NHS 111, a GP, emergency services or the corresponding local service according to symptom severity.

Direct answer

Palpitations have many causes, but fainting, chest pain, breathlessness or persistent symptoms require prompt medical assessment and a complete exposure history.

Use it in context

Symptoms are often non-specific and require clinical context. Urgent neurological, cardiac, allergic or severe systemic features need prompt assessment.

Next step

This article is educational and cannot diagnose, exclude or treat illness. Use NHS 111, a GP, emergency services or the corresponding local service according to symptom severity.

Sources and further reading

NHS: Lyme disease

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Lyme disease: diagnosis and management (NG95)

UK Health Security Agency: What is Lyme disease and how is it diagnosed and treated?