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The '''heart rate''' (or '''HR''') is classically defined as the number of heartbeats per minute simply because counting heartbeats for an hour is just too long.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/03/heart-rate/ Med Student Figures Out Heart Rate: Count Beats in a Day, Divide by 24 Then Again by 60]</ref>
'''Where Can I Check for a Pulse?'''
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Please refer to the diagram to the right. Keep in mind, the patient does not require to be fully nude in order to check a [[Pedal Pulse|pulse]]. Note that a testicular or vaginal pulse is not the preferred or first choice sight for checking heart rate.