Question

Which clinical manifestations are characteristic of bradycardia? a) High heart rate (HR) and low blood pressure (BP) b) Low HR and low BP c) Low HR and high BP d) High HR and high BP

Answer 1

Option C, low HR and high BP

Step-by-step explanation:

Bradycardia is a symptom of numerous conditions that describes the presence of a low heart rate (HR). To compensate for the heart's low HR, cardiac output will increase which can then lead to higher blood pressure (BP), also known as hypertension. Sometimes, these symptoms are reversed, the body experiences a higher blood pressure and to combat it, the heart rate slows in an attempt to self-regulate.

Because the HR is low and BP is high, option C, represents the clinical manifestations of bradycardia.

This does not rule out, however, the possibility that a low blood pressure (hypotension) can arise as a complication of bradycardia, because this can indeed happen if the condition causing the bradycardia goes untreated.