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24 June, 04:31

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

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  1. 24 June, 04:33
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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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