Which term means fast heartbeat?
A) fibrillation
B) tachycardia
C) hypercardia
D) bradycardia
B
Explanation: Tachycardia is fast heartbeat. Fibrillation is an extremely serious arrhythmia. Hypercardia is not a medical term. Bradycardia is slow heartbeat.
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a. Report side effects of edema, jaundice, nausea, or vomiting. b. Take PRN (as needed). c. Swallow the buccal tablet whole. d. Take the buccal tablet with food and 8-ounce glass of water.
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a. Aneurysm b. Arrhythmias c. Cardiomyopathy d. Atherosclerosis e. Endocarditi
Exercise physiologists have found that the nervous system exhibits no adaptations to exercise training.
a. true b. false
The distance around a circle is called the ____.
A. circumference B. radius C. diameter D. area