How Does the Nurse Detect a Pulse When Using a Doppler

question 7

Multiple Choice

How does the nurse detect a pulse when using a Doppler?

• A) The pulsation is felt.
• B) The pulsation is heard.
• C) The pulse wave is seen on a screen.
• D) The pulse wave is printed out on special paper.

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Definitions:

Neurons

The basic working units of the brain, specialized cells that transmit information through electrical and chemical signals.

Axon terminals

The endings of axons, responsible for transmitting signals through neurotransmitters to other neurons or muscles.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron (nerve cell) to another target neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Enzymes

Biological molecules that significantly speed up the rate of virtually all of the chemical reactions that take place within cells.