Arrhythmia and dysrhythmia are terms that both describe an abnormal heart rate or rhythm, with arrhythmia being the more commonly used term. An abnormal heart rate can be either faster (tachycardia) ...

Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder, manifests in the first few years of life with developmental arrest, stereotyped behaviors, and respiratory abnormalities. Seizures occur in 70 to 80% of ...

older male patient recovering from coronavirus. Sinus tachycardia is the most commonly reported dysrhythmia in patients with COVID-19 disease. This is the third installment of our 8-part series on ...

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has issued an update to its Practice Alerts related to cardiac monitoring. One such guidance, “Accurate Dysrhythmia Monitoring in Adults,” includes ...