Question

Heart rate predicts perceptions of pain, but only for _____.

Answer 1

The heart rate as an autonomic indices is used as an approach to pain assessment.
Heart rate predicts perceptions of pain, but only for men. Other autonomic indices are: hyperventilation and blood flow in the temporal artery. All these are physiological measures.

Answer 2

Heart rate predicts perceptions of pain, but only for men. An adult have a heart rate of 60 to 100 beats every minute and they are considered healthy. For example if a man senses pain in the upper part of the arm, the heart rate rises and there is huge probability of heart attack.