ch 20 cardiac - normal and abnormal findings for inspection, palpation and auscultation

Question 1

what is a normal finding when palpating the carotid artery?

Answer 1

normally the contour is smooth with a brisk movement and the strength is moderate

Question 2

what is a bruit? what does it indicate? what is it the marker for?

Answer 2

• an abnormal finding when auscultating the carotid artery
• it indicates turbulent blood flow
• it is the marker for atherosclerotic disease