Because a cardiac arrhythmia is suspected, the nurse is concerned with the findings of an apical rate of 88 and a radial rate of 80 . The difference between the two rates is termed:
a. pulse pressure.
b. unequal pulses.
c. pulse deficit.
d. tachycardia.
C
The difference between radial and apical pulses is called a pulse deficit.
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