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Which of the following is the definition of dysrhythmia?
Which of the following is the definition of dysrhythmia?
- A regular heart rhythm with a regular radial pulse
- An irregular heart rhythm with an irregular radial pulse (correct)
- An irregular heart rhythm with a regular radial pulse
- A regular heart rhythm with an irregular radial pulse
What is pulse deficit?
What is pulse deficit?
- The difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure
- The difference between the apical rate and the radial rate (correct)
- The difference between the respiratory rate and the heart rate
- The difference between the oxygen saturation levels before and after exercise
How should pulse deficit be measured accurately?
How should pulse deficit be measured accurately?
- One clinician should measure the apical pulse rate and another clinician should measure the radial pulse rate simultaneously
- Pulse deficit cannot be measured accurately
- Two clinicians should measure the apical and radial pulse rates simultaneously (correct)
- One clinician should measure the apical and radial pulse rates simultaneously
What is the expected pulse rate for a 1-week-old infant?
What is the expected pulse rate for a 1-week-old infant?
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What is the expected pulse rate for a person from age 10 through adolescence?
What is the expected pulse rate for a person from age 10 through adolescence?
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What can make peripheral pulses difficult to palpate in older adult clients?
What can make peripheral pulses difficult to palpate in older adult clients?
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