The amplitude of pulses is recorded on a(n):
a. Likert scale of absent to bounding.
b. numeric scale of 0 to 4.
c. alphabetic scale of A to E.
d. descriptive scale of mild, moderate, and severe.
B
The amplitude of pulses is recorded on a numeric scale of 0 to 4—0 is absent, not palpable; 1 is diminished, barely palpable; 2 is expected finding; 3 is full, increased; and 4 is bounding.
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