17.8: Key Terms

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    atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response
    atrial fibrillation with a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute
    bradycardia
    heart rate less than 60 beats per minute
    cardioversion
    restoration of a normal heart rhythm in a client with a dysrhythmia
    dysrhythmia
    an abnormal heart rate or rhythm; also called arrhythmia
    proarrhythmia
    the propensity for a drug to create another, new dysrhythmia
    supraventricular tachycardia
    a dysrhythmia that originates from a location above the ventricle
    tachycardia
    heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute
    torsade de pointes
    a dangerous ventricular tachycardia associated with medications that prolong the QT interval
    vagal maneuver
    physical manipulation that can increase parasympathetic activation to treat various arrhythmias
    Vaughan Williams classification system
    a method of classifying antidysrhythmic drugs based on their primary mechanism of action
    ventricular tachycardia
    a dysrhythmia that originates from a location in the ventricle

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