The Nurse Is Assessing a Patient's Pulses and Notices a Difference

question 5

Short Answer

The nurse is assessing a patient's pulses and notices a difference between the patient's apical pulse and radial pulse.The apical pulse is 118 beats per minute, and the radial pulse is 105 beats per minute.What is the pulse deficit?

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