Pulse Quality and Rate Quiz
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Pulse waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is pulse assessment?

    <p>Measurement of pressure pulsation created by heart contraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is pulse quality?

    <p>The feel of the pulse, its rhythm, and forcefulness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is bradycardia?

    <p>A heart rate less than 60 beats per minute in an adult</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is tachycardia?

    <p>A heart rate in excess of 100 beats per minute in an adult</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does pulse rhythm refer to?

    <p>The regularity of the heartbeat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is pulse volume?

    <p>The strength or amplitude of force exerted by the ejected blood against the arterial wall</p> Signup and view all the answers

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