Can someone explain to me the pathophysiology of relative bradicardia in typhoid fever?
Najmi, Bradycardia, “heart slowness”), as applied to adult medicine, is defined as a resting heart rate of under 60 beats per minute, though it is seldom symptomatic until the rate drops below 50 beats/min. It may cause cardiac arrest in some patients, because those with bradycardia may not be pumping enough oxygen to their heart. It sometimes results in fainting, shortness of breath, and if severe enough, death. Trained athletes or young healthy individuals may also have a slow resting heart rate. Resting bradycardia is often considered normal if the individual has no other symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, chest discomfort, palpitations or shortness of breath associated with it. The term relative bradycardia is used to explain a heart rate that, while not actually below 60 beats per minute, is considered too slow for the individual’s current medical condition. Relative bradycardia in infectious diseases is a poorly defined term. No exact and us
