tachycardia Definition
tachy·car·dia (tak′i kär′dē ə)
tachycardia Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cause: The drug has a similar effect to decreasing the tone of the parasympathetic nervous system, causing tachycardia.
- include: In some patients an increase in ventricular ectopy including non-sustained ventricular tachycardia has been observed which did not affect patient safety or outcome.
- have: It is particularly useful to treat hypotension during spinal anesthesia when the patient has a tachycardia.
- develop: A developing tachycardia is often an early sign of unrecognized blood loss.
- reciprocate: AV nodal reciprocating tachycardia is the most common form of junctional re-entrant tachycardia.
- call: Alternatively, a fast heartbeat that is persistent is called tachycardia.
Adjective modifier
- supraventricular: Supraventricular tachycardia An abnormal heart rhythm with a fast heart rate.
- ventricular: First of all ventricular tachycardia - tachycardia is a term used to describe a heart rate above 100 beats per minute.
- atrial: Atrial tachycardia is focal in origin, commonly from muscle sleeves within the pulmonary veins.
- reflex: These drugs reduce blood pressure, resulting in a reflex tachycardia that may exacerbate angina.
- sustained: Patients who survive either ventricular fibrillation or sustained ventricular tachycardia have a high risk of further episodes, which may be fatal.
- non-sustained: In some patients an increase in ventricular ectopy including non-sustained ventricular tachycardia has been observed which did not affect patient safety or outcome.
Preposition: with
block: Atrial tachycardia with 2:1 block is characteristic of digitalis toxicity.
Noun used with modifier
sinus: Upon hospitalization two hours after ingestion symptoms were sinus tachycardia, nausea and vomiting.
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