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25 July, 20:17

Why might the medical assistant opt to take a patients apical pulse rather than radial?

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  1. 25 July, 23:44
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    If the medical assistant noted irregularities in the heart rate when palpating the radial pulse, they would opt to take a patients apical pulse for a full minute to make sure they are accurately counting the number of heartbeats per minute.
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