You are working with a patient in the intensive care unit. Her heart rate is 40 beats per minute. This is documented as:
A) bradycardia
B) bradyphasia
C) tachycardia
D) tachyphasia

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A heart rate of 40 beats per minute is below the normal range of 60-100 beats per minute and is considered slow. The term used for a slow heart rate is bradycardia. Bradyphasia and tachyphasia are not medical terms related to heart rate, and tachycardia refers to a heart rate that is too fast, not too slow.

You Are Working with a Patient in the Intensive Care