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tachycardia Definition

tachy·car·dia (tak′i kärdē ə)

noun

an abnormally fast heartbeat

Etymology: ModL < Gr tachys (see tachy-) + kardia, heart

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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