The Difference Between Apical and Peripheral Pulse Rates That Results

question 103

Multiple Choice

The difference between apical and peripheral pulse rates that results from decreased cardiac output when the atria fail to contract is known as:

• A) pulsus paradoxus.
• B) pulse deficit.
• C) pulsus alternans.
• D) paroxysmal pulse pressure.

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