bradycardia
bradycardia
Definition
brady·car·dia (brad′i kär′dē ə)
bradycardia
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cause: Suxamethonium frequently causes bradycardia, especially with a second dose in children.
- have: In this case Jess is found to have bradycardia or a reduced heart rate.
- develop: Thirty seconds after the injection of suxamethonium, the patient developed a bradycardia and suffered cardiac arrest.
- precipitate: Right heart insufficiency and pulmonary hypertension may precipitate bradycardia and systemic hypotension, when the organic iodine solution is injected.
- associate: This paper describes experience of using an exercise that demonstrates bradycardia associated with the diving response.
- include: Adverse effects include bradycardia, hypotension and vasodilatation due to reduced sympathetic drive, histamine release and specific vagal effects.
Adjective modifier
- symptomatic: Symptomatic bradycardia and heart block may respond to atropine, isoprenaline or, if necessary, cardiac pacing.
- fetal: The only reported predictable feature of fetal heart rate patterns in response to uterine rupture is the sudden onset of fetal bradycardia.
- fleeting: The next event in the nursing notes is at 10.00am when baby T had a fleeting bradycardia but nothing else is noted.
- reflex: It is a pure peripheral vasoconstrictor and reflex bradycardia, needing treatment with atropine can occur.
- profound: If the patients develops a profound bradycardia during colonoscopy the investigation should be terminated and the use of atropine considered.
- marked: Physical examination revealed marked bradycardia ( 36 beats/min ).
Modifies a noun
- and/or: If bradycardia and/or hypotension requiring treatment, or any other untoward effects occur, Tenormin should be discontinued.
Noun used with modifier
- sinus: His vital signs were monitored and an ECG revealed a sinus bradycardia with the presence of J waves.
- antagonist: Cardiac Disorders Very Rare: As with other H 2 receptor antagonists bradycardia and A-V Block.
- receptor: Cardiac Disorders Very Rare: As with other H 2 receptor antagonists bradycardia and A-V Block.
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