ou are caring for a 50-year-old male who is recovering from open heart surgery and you are unable to palpate the radial pulse.What are two other sites that you can use to assess this patient’s pulse and describe the correct location of these two sites?

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    1. You are caring for a 50-year-old male who is recovering from open heart surgery and you are unable to palpate the radial pulse.What are two other sites that you can use to assess this patient’s pulse and describe the correct location of these two sites?
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