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Methods And Materials Of The Heart Rate Using The Radial And Apical Pulses

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METHODS AND MATERIALS:
To perform this lab experiment individuals worked in pairs using a stethoscope to determine the heart rate using the radial and apical pulses. One person will need to take the apical pulse simultaneously as the other person takes a radial pulse. To do an accurate radial pulse palpate the artery with the middle and index finger, than count the number of pulses for 30 seconds and then times it by two to get the radial pulse for one minute. To do an accurate apical pulse reading take the stethoscope and place it under the breast between ribs 5 and 6 above the diaphragm at the apical part of the heart. Consequently, the person chosen to record their data should have taken their own radial pulse while the other person took their apical pulse with the stethoscope. Each member of your group should have been able to measure the apical and radial pulses at rest, at the same time, for exactly one minute and submit the data from all three. Each member of your group 's data should be recorded and collected with all data being placed on one master sheet and given to each individual that participated in this experiment. Make sure the data being collected was from all three experimental conditions initially at rest, after three minutes of exercise, and after one minute of recovery for both members involved. Once all the data is submitted, calculate the mean (average) heart rate for each experimental condition, there should be three averages for both the apical

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