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  1. Pulse Oximetry What is pulse oximetry? Pulse oximetry is a test that uses a small, clip-like device called a pulse oximeter to measure oxygen ... or chronic lung disease. Why do I need pulse oximetry? Your provider may give you a pulse- ...
  2. Vital Signs (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... than 120/80 and higher than 90/60. Heart rate, or pulse, which measures how fast your heart is beating. A problem with your heart rate may be an arrhythmia. Your normal heart rate ...
  3. ... air you can hold in your lungs . Penile pulse volume recording is a type of this test. ...
  4. Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) is episodes of rapid heart rate that start in a part of the heart ... lower chambers (the ventricles) to contract. The rapid heart rate from PSVT may start with events that occur ...
  5. A bounding pulse is a strong throbbing felt over one of the arteries in the body. It is due to a ... A bounding pulse and rapid heart rate both occur in the following conditions or events: Abnormal or rapid heart rhythms Anemia ...
  6. The pulse is the number of heartbeats per minute. ... The pulse can be measured at areas where an artery passes close to the skin. These areas include the: ...
  7. How to take your pulse: Place the tips of your index and middle finger on the inside of your wrist below the base of your ... multiply by 4. This is also called your pulse rate.
  8. All about Heart Rate (Pulse) (American Heart Association)  
    Heart Diseases/Related Issues ... Heart Diseases ... Vital Signs/Learn More ... Vital Signs ... Cardiac Rehabilitation/Related Issues ... Cardiac Rehabilitation ... Arrhythmia/Related ...
  9. Blood Pressure vs. Heart Rate (Pulse) (American Heart Association)  
    Vital Signs/Learn More ... Vital Signs ... High Blood Pressure/Related Issues ... High Blood Pressure ... American Heart Association ... Is blood pressure the same thing as heart ...
  10. ... pauses or sinus arrest Episodes of a fast heart rate Slow heart rhythms that alternate with fast heart ... atrial flutter, atrial tachycardia. A period of fast heart rates is often followed by very slow heart rates. ...
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