| 1. | Anticholinergic drugs increase heart rate and are used to treat bradycardia.
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| 2. | In a minority of people side effects include bradycardia and syncope.
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| 3. | Bradycardia is defined as a resting heart rate below 60 bpm.
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| 4. | This most commonly occurs in the setting of a sinus bradycardia.
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| 5. | In cases of overdose, atropine is used to reverse bradycardia.
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| 6. | Syncope means faint, and bradycardia means slow heart rate.
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| 7. | Generally lower is better, but bradycardias can be dangerous.
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| 8. | The drug causes hypotension and bradycardia and may worsen asthma.
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| 9. | If bradycardia does occur, removal of the stimulus is immediately indicated.
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| 10. | Following administration, marked peripheral vasoconstriction and bradycardia are noted.
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