To obtain the pulse deficit, you need to:
a. Add the apical and radial pulse rates
b. Subtract the apical pulse rate from the ra-dial pulse rate
c. Subtract the radial pulse rate from the ap-ical pulse rate
d. Multiply the pulse rates by 2
C
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