In the Adult at Rest, What Is the Term for a Heart

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the adult at rest, what is the term for a heart rate greater than 100 beats/min?

• A) tachycardia
• B) normal heart rate
• C) third degree heart block
• D) bradycardia

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

Describes a distribution of data that forms a symmetric bell curve, indicating that the data follows a normal distribution pattern.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values deviate from the mean.

Mean

The average of a set of values, calculated by summing all the values and then dividing by the count of values.

Normally Distributed

Refers to a statistical distribution that is balanced around the mean, indicating that values close to the mean occur more often than those far from the mean.