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A 66-year-old female client is having cardiac diagnostic tests to determine the cause of her symptoms. In her follow-up visit to the cardiologist, she is told that she has a dysrhythmia at a rate slower than 60 beats/minute. What type of dysrhythmia did the tests reveal?

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Answer: Sinus bradycardia

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Sinus bradycardia is referred to as or known as the dysrhythmia that tends to proceeds normally throughout conduction pathway but at a rate which is slower than usual i.e. less than or equal to 60 beats per minute. Heart rate during sinus bradycardia is usually slower than 60 beats/minute. Sinus bradycardia is known to be a result several things that mostly includes, medications, good physical fitness and also few forms of heart blockage.

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