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5.5.1 Auscultation

A special consideration when administering Digoxin is to check an apical pulse (illustrated here as the “mitral” valve point of auscultation) for one full minute! Hold the drug if the heart rate is less than 60 beats/min.

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Cardiac Auscultation Areas

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