What is a pulse deficit if an apical is 122 and a radical pulse of 84?
Answer
archigirl
The pulse deficit is the difference between the apical pulse and the radial pulse. If you have an apical pulse of 122 and a radial pulse of 84 than your pulse deficit is 38.
In medicine, one's pulse represents the tactile arterialpalpation of the Cardiac_cycle by trained fingertips. The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed against a bone...