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character, and the word also names rhythmic beats in music, signals in physics and edible legume seeds, which are separate senses.","purpose":"Let an agent explain the arterial pulse and its measurement, relay normal ranges and what variations may indicate in general terms from clinical sources, distinguish pulse from heart rate and from other senses, and route personal findings to clinicians.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Vital sign","Rate, rhythm, volume and character","Peripheral reflection of cardiac cycle","Homonymous senses"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What the pulse is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition and physiology.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is the pulse, and how does it arise from systole and diastole?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about 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have set."],"mustNot":["Diagnose arrhythmia or heart disease in place of a clinician.","Treat a consumer wearable's pulse reading as clinical-grade without saying so.","Share a person's continuous heart rate data without their consent.","Dismiss a very fast, very slow or absent pulse that a user reports."],"requiresHuman":["Any treatment or medication decision.","Escalating to emergency care on someone's behalf."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Pulse data reveals stress, exertion and health and is sensitive personal information.","Wearable readings vary by skin tone and fit, so unequal accuracy can harm some users."],"affectedParties":["Patients and wearable users","Carers","Clinicians"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person whose body it is; clinicians and device operators answer for their readings.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Patient health records"]},"relations":[{"target":"oewn-07310808-n","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"event","type":"related","note":"in 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