A group of nursing students is discussing ventricular dysrhythmias and one student is unsure why a client with frequent premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) has an irregular radial pulse. One of the other students explains that premature ventricular complexes often do not produce a palpable pulse due to ________.
1) recurrent ventricular pathways
2) ventricular compensatory pause
3) decreased ventricular filling time
4) weakness of the ventricle