The phrase "a rapid pulse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in medical or descriptive contexts to refer to a heartbeat that is faster than normal.
Example: "After the intense workout, she noticed that she had a rapid pulse, indicating her heart was working hard to pump blood."
Alternatives: "a fast heartbeat" or "an accelerated pulse."
In a computer information is processed at a rapid pulse rate and serially.
Compensatory action of the heart may lead to its enlargement and to a rapid pulse rate.
It is characterized by a rapid pulse, increased sweating, weight loss, heat intolerance, and frequent disturbances in the heart rhythm.
A rapid pulse may indicate serious cardiac disease, a relatively innocuous fever, or simply vigorous exercise; a slow pulse may be a result of head injury, but it is also normal in highly trained athletes with exceptional heart function.
GOLF Toms Has Heart Scare David Toms, the 2001 P.G.A. Championship winner, was reported in good condition yesterday with a heart problem after developing a rapid pulse during the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, Pa., and being taken by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital.
The signs to watch for include a body temperature above 103 degrees Fahrenheit, a rapid pulse rate, throbbing headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion and hot, dry skin with the absence of sweating.
In other words, we want a little of Riordan's audacity, but with more transparency; a little of Hahn's focus but with a more rapid pulse; and a little of Villaraigosa's hustle but with fewer photo-ops and junkets.
A number of signs pointed to the gathering intensity of that fight: the mottled skin noted by his pediatrician; the persistence of a very rapid pulse at NYU Langone; an abnormally high volume of immature white blood cells and significantly low numbers of platelets found by the hospital's laboratory.
A weak, rapid pulse rate may be a sign of severe blood loss or of disease within the heart itself.
What starts as a polite inquiry becomes a polite inquiry with an increasingly rapid pulse, as Philip begins to interview various people who knew the De Bourgh-Snows.
Jon Hopkins helps "Midnight"'s deepening dance beat, like a too rapid pulse, and Martin's vocodered, skittish singing.
