A nurse administers an IV antihypertensive medication,causing an immediate reduction in blood pressure.The baroreceptors respond by attempting to return blood pressure back to normal by accelerating the heart rate.Which term will the nurse use when documenting this phenomenon?

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Reflex tachycardia is the correct term to use in this case, as it refers to the normal physiological response of the body to try and compensate for a sudden drop in blood pressure by increasing heart rate. Ventricular tachycardia, re-entry tachycardia, and supraventricular tachycardia are all different types of abnormal heart rhythms that have different causes and treatments.

A Nurse Administers an IV Antihypertensive Medication,causing an Immediate Reduction