10 Signs of Kidney Stones
8. Increased Heartrate
Tachycardia is the medical term that describes a rapid heartbeat. It is medically defined as a heart rate that goes above 100 beats per minute. Depending on the situation, an increased heart rate can be perfectly normal. Exercise and extremely stressful situations will cause the heart rate to increase and it is a perfectly normal response to these events. On the other hand, conditions like anxiety and cardiac arrhythmias may also cause a person to experience tachycardia.
During the peak of renal colic, it is normal to experience an increase in the heart rate. This is a normal finding associated with the pain caused by the ureter spasm. Usually, the pain during renal colic increases over time until it reaches a point where it stays the same for a few hours, and then starts to get better.
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