A P score of 2 indicates a heart rate that is:

• A. Above 100
• B. Below 100
• C. Absent
• D. Not measured

Answer: (A)

In this pulse-scoring system, the P score translates the pulse into simple categories. A normal resting pulse is roughly 60–100 beats per minute; a pulse above 100 bpm is tachycardic. The scoring rule assigns a value of 2 to tachycardia, so a P score of 2 indicates the heart rate is above 100. Pulses can be absent (0) or not measured in certain situations, but those categories describe different states than tachycardia.