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I had a pt who has a very audible brachial pulse! I applied the cuff as normal, inflated the cuff and got the systolic pressure and continued to hear the pulse to past 0! Ok I thought I lost something....Went to recheck on RAC and realized I could ...

This particular patient has NEVER had audible brachial pulses, in fact, her apical pulse is at times difficult to hear without changes in position.