A Patient Is Suspected of Having a Cardiac Arrhythmia

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient is suspected of having a cardiac arrhythmia.The nurse is concerned with the findings of an apical rate of 88 and a radial rate of 80.What is the term for the difference between these two rates?

• A)Pulse pressure
• B)Unequal pulses
• C)Pulse deficit
• D)Tachycardia

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