fast pulse?

Answer 1

A rapid heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute in an adult. Also called tachyrhythmia.

atrial tachycardia a rapid cardiac rate, usually 160?190 per minute, originating from an atrial locus.
atrioventricular (AV) junctional tachycardia , atrioventricular (AV) nodal tachycardia junctional t.
atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia that resulting from reentry in or around the atrioventricular node; it may be antidromic, in which conduction is anterograde over the accessory pathway and retrograde over the normal conduction pathway or orthodromic, in which conduction is anterograde over the normal conduction pathway and retrograde over the accessory pathway.
atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT) a reentrant tachycardia in which the reentrant circuit contains both the normal conduction pathway and an accessory pathway as integral parts.
chaotic atrial tachycardia that characterized by atrial rates of 100 to 130 beats per minute, markedly variable P wave morphology, and irregular P?P intervals, often leading to atrial fibrillation.
circus movement tachycardia reentrant t.
ectopic tachycardia rapid heart action in response to impulses arising outside the sinoatrial node.
junctional tachycardia that arising in response to impulses originating in the atrioventricular junction, i.e., in the atrioventricular node, with a heart rate greater than 75 beats per minute.
multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) chaotic atrial t.
nonparoxysmal junctional tachycardia a junctional tachycardia of slow onset, with a heart rate of 70 to 130 beats per minute; due to enhanced automaticity of the atrioventricular junctional tissue, often secondary to disease or trauma.
paroxysmal tachycardia rapid heart action that starts and stops abruptly.
paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) supraventricular tachycardia occurring in attacks of rapid onset and cessation, usually due to a reentrant circuit.
reciprocating tachycardia a tachycardia due to a reentrant mechanism and characterized by a reciprocating rhythm.
reentrant tachycardia any tachycardia characterized by a reentrant circuit.
sinus tachycardia (ST) tachycardia originating in the sinus node; normal during exercise or anxiety but also associated with shock, hypotension, hypoxia, congestive heart failure, fever, and various high output states.
supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) any regular tachycardia in which the point of stimulation is above the bundle branches; it may also include those arising from large reentrant circuits that encompass both atrial and ventricular sites.
ventricular tachycardia an abnormally rapid ventricular rhythm with aberrant ventricular excitation, usually above 150 beats per minute, generated within the ventricle, and most often associated with atrioventricular dissociation.

Answer 2

how fast is fast is that your question?
normal is considered to be between 60 to 90, for an average adult, there will always be some exceptions as athletes tend to have slower pulses sometimes even below 60 and some people can have pulses higher than 90 (even at rest and with no abnormalities).
For ACLS the answer for fast pulse (tachycardia) will be over 100.
so you need to be more specific with your question
hope this helps!

Answer 3

Normally a "fast pulse in an adult would be a pulse > 100.There a several variables that would be normal if the pulse was fast,age,gender,and activity,amount of soda's and coffee one has consumed etc. Try to be more specific.Take care. SW RNP

Answer 4

This isn't a question. It's not even a sentence. It's barely a phrase.
And honestly,...I mean REALLY! ...calling it "tachycardia"!! .... how much further forward does that take us? - It's like going to the Optometrist and saying "Bright lights hurt my eyes" and he replies "AH!! What you have is Photophobia!"
What kind of diagnosis is that?