Sinus tachycardia
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we will have to determine whether it is physiologic or pathologic
mechanism: normal or altered normal automaticity
normal sinus tachycardia (NST) is a physiologic response to stimuli, primarily catecholamines, and should not be treated
instead, underlying causes should be sought and treated. for example, septic patients often have tachycardia, and treat sepsis, not the tachycardia
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