Assessment Of the Pulse

Question 1

 Systolic pressure minus diastolic pressure

Answer 1

Pulse pressure

Question 2

 Apical pulse minus peripheral pulse

Answer 2

Pulse deficit

Question 3

 Systolic pressure falls by more than 15mmhg during inhalation

Answer 3

Pulsus paradoxus

Question 4

 Alternating strong and weak pulses

Answer 4

Pulsus alternas

Question 5

pulse rate above 100beats/min

Answer 5

Tachycardia

Question 6

pulse rate below 60 beats/min

Answer 6

Bradycardia