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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Abnormal pulse
  1. Childbirth Problems (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the baby to move through the birth canal Abnormal heart rate of the baby. Often, an abnormal heart rate is not a problem. But if the heart ...
  2. Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... your chest or abdomen. A pacemaker helps control abnormal heart rhythms. It uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate. It can speed up a slow heart ...
  3. Respiratory Failure (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... includes Listening to your lungs to check for abnormal sounds Listening to your heart to check for arrhythmia Looking for a bluish color on your skin, lips, and fingernails Diagnostic tests, such as Pulse oximetry, a small sensor that uses a light ...
  4. Arrhythmia (National Library of Medicine)  
    An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. It means that your heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern. ...
  5. Atrial Fibrillation (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... or avoiding alcohol, because it can increase your heart rate. Aiming for a healthy ... the abnormal heart signals. Surgeries such as: Surgery to put ...
  6. Lung Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... open an airway that has been blocked by abnormal tissue. The treatments for non-small cell lung ... which uses an instrument to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue. Electrocautery, a treatment that uses a probe ...
  7. Blood Clots (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... pain with deep breathing, rapid breathing, and increased heart rate In the brain: Trouble speaking, vision problems, seizures, ...
  8. Heart Health Tests (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... after chest pain, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), or abnormal results from other heart tests such as an ...