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What is considered a normal pulse rate for adults?
What is considered a normal pulse rate for adults?
- Between 60 and 100 beats per minute (correct)
- Exactly 100 beats per minute
- More than 100 beats per minute
- Less than 60 beats per minute
What is bradycardia?
What is bradycardia?
- The feel of the pulse and its rhythm
- A heart rate less than 60 beats per minute in an adult (correct)
- A heart rate in excess of 100 beats per minute in an adult
- A measurement of cardiac output in an adult
What is the cause of pulse waves?
What is the cause of pulse waves?
- Contraction of the left atrium
- Contraction of the right atrium
- Contraction of the right ventricle
- Contraction of the left ventricle (correct)
What is the result of the heart contracting and ejecting blood into the aorta?
What is the result of the heart contracting and ejecting blood into the aorta?
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What is pulse assessment?
What is pulse assessment?
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What is pulse quality?
What is pulse quality?
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What is bradycardia?
What is bradycardia?
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What is tachycardia?
What is tachycardia?
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What does pulse rhythm refer to?
What does pulse rhythm refer to?
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What is pulse volume?
What is pulse volume?
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