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kellyjaisingh

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on: Jul 16, 2018
To determine a patient's pulse deficit, count the apical pulse with a stethoscope over the apex of the heart and count the pulse rate at the radial pulse at the same time.
 
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When the heart muscle is contracting, the diastolic blood pressure is measured.
 
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nicoleclaire22

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

True

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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