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Results 1 - 10 of 663 for Pulse
  1. ... air you can hold in your lungs . Penile pulse volume recording is a type of this test. ...
  2. 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 ...
  3. 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 ...
  4. 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: ...
  5. 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.
  6. ... 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. ...
  7. To determine your maximum heart rate, subtract your age from 220. This number represents how many times your heart should beat per minute at its maximum ...
  8. ... heart. The arteries are the vessels with the "pulse," a rhythmic pushing of the blood in the ... a refilling of the heart chamber. To determine heart rate, one counts the beats at a pulse point ...
  9. How to take your pulse. 1. Place the tips of your index and middle finger on the inside of your wrist below the base of ... multiply by 2. This is also called your pulse rate.
  10. 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.
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