pulse rate

collocation in English

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pulse
noun
uk
/pʌls/us
/pʌls/
the regular beating of the heart, especially when it is felt at the wrist or side of ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk
/reɪt/us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition ofpulseandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They also found a higherpulserateat these times, and by combining pulse and blood pressure could improve the predictive value of the test.
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The list of candidate alignments could be enlarged markedly by using all pulsars, regardless of pulsar stability andpulserate.
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Thepulseratewas averaged by a counter for typically 100sec.
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It is then a small step to introduce the notion of a variablepulserateto indicate intermediate states.
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Thepulserateshould be assessed for an arrhythmic cause, and the character assessed for signs of valvular disease.
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People had recognized for some time that "irregular diet, violent passions, and slothful habits" could put "dangerous exorbitances" onto the heart, which would affect itspulserate.
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Sibutramine increasespulserateand blood pressure.
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It was found that when the disturbance was caused by a visitor on a known roadway a small increase in thepulserateoccurred.
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The unsuccessful athlete then assumes that the key to winning is to induce a highpulseratebefore the start of the race.
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There are numerous other ways of undertaking aerobic exercise, including dancing; but to do good they should make one slightly breathless and should double one's restingpulserate.
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I refer to the experience of sitting watching someone'spulserateclimb and his or her temperature climb while the doctors vainly try one antibiotic after another.
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It is like an athlete who is unsuccessful and who knows that the man who always wins has a highpulseratewhen he crosses the finishing line.
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Receptors that adapt quickly (i.e. quickly return to a normalpulserate) are referred to as phasic.
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These devices display systolic and diastolic blood pressure, from which pulse pressure can be calculated, andpulseratereadings.
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Pulsus paradoxus has nothing to do withpulserateor heart rate.
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The effect of pindolol onpulserate(lowering) is evident after 3 hours.
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These variables include factors such as age, race, gender, initialpulseratein the emergency department, the mechanism of injury, etc.
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Thepulseratecan also be measured by listening directly to the heartbeat using a stethoscope.
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