While taking a patient’s pulse, Diego notices that the pulse is sometimes fast and sometimes slow. Diego should alert the next provider (such as a nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician) that there may be a problem with the patient’s what?

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Responses

popliteal artery
popliteal artery

respiratory rate
respiratory rate

heart rhythm
heart rhythm

tympanic temperature

Answer 1

Diego should alert the next provider that there may be a problem with the patient’s heart rhythm.