Your neighbor, Bob, calls you because he thinks he is having an allergic reaction to a medication. You find Bob on the verge of losing consciousness and having trouble breathing. When paramedics arrive, they note his blood pressure is 63/38 and he has a rapid, thready pulse. Explain Bob’s low blood pressure and rapid heart rate.

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Q: The pulse rate is equal to the rate.

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Q: Define a "heartbeat ," giving the sequence of events that make it up

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