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