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Pulse Flashcards

1
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It is a wave of blood created by contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.

A

Pulse

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It is a wave of blood created by contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.

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Pulse

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It is the volume of blood pumped into the arteries by the heart and equals the result of the stroke volume (SV) times the heart rate (HR) per minute.

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Cardiac output

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It is a pulse located away from the heart, for example, in the foot or wrist.

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Peripheral pulse

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5
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It is a central pulse; that is, it is located at the apex of the heart. It is also referred to as the point of maximal impulse (PMI).

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Apical pulse

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6
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How is the rate of the pulse expressed?

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Beats per minute (beats/min)

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7
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What is the normal range of pulse for adults?

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60-100 beats/min

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What are the nine sites in which the pulse can be measured?

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Temporal
Carotid
Apical
Brachial
Radial
Femoral
Popliteal
Posterior tibial
Dorsalis pedis
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9
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It is the pulse where the temporal artery passes over the temporal bone of the head. The site is superior (above) and lateral to (away from the midline of) the eye.

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Temporal

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10
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It is the pulse at the side of the neck where the carotid artery runs between the trachea and the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

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Carotid

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11
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It is the pulse at the apex of the heart.

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Apical

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It is the pulse at at the inner aspect of the biceps muscle of the arm or medially in the antecubital space.

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Brachial

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It is the pulse where the radial artery runs along the radial bone, on the thumb side of the inner aspect of the wrist.

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Radial

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It is the pulse where the femoral artery passes alongside the inguinal ligament.

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Femoral

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It is the pulse where the popliteal artery passes behind the knee.

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Popliteal

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16
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It is the pulse on the medial surface of the ankle where the posterior tibial artery passes behind the medial malleolus.

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Posterior tibial

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17
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It is the pulse where the dorsalis pedis artery passes over the bones of the foot, on an imaginary line drawn from the middle of the ankle to the space between the big and second toes.

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Dorsalis pedis

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18
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What is the pulse site that is commonly used in adults?

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Radial

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19
Q

The three middle fingertips are used for palpating all pulse sites except for what?

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The apex of the heart, which is the apical pulse

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20
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What is used for assessing the apical pulse?

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Stethoscope

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21
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It is the volume of blood pumped into the arteries by the heart and equals the result of the stroke volume (SV) times the heart rate (HR) per minute.

A

Cardiac output

22
Q

It is a pulse located

away from the heart, for example, in the foot or wrist.

A

Peripheral pulse

23
Q

It is a central pulse; that is, it is located at the apex of the heart. It is also referred to as the point of maximal impulse (PMI).

A

Apical pulse

24
Q

How is the rate of the pulse expressed?

A

Beats per minute (beats/min)

25
Q

What is the normal range of pulse for adults?

A

60-100 beats/min

26
Q

What are the nine sites in which the pulse can be measured?

A 
Temporal
Carotid
Apical
Brachial
Radial
Femoral
Popliteal
Posterior tibial
Dorsalis pedis
27
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It is the pulse where the temporal artery passes over the temporal bone of the head. The site is superior (above) and lateral to (away from the midline of) the eye.

A

Temporal

28
Q

It is the pulse at the side of the neck where the carotid artery runs between the trachea and the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

A

Carotid

29
Q

It is the pulse at the apex of the heart.

A

Apical

30
Q

It is the pulse at at the inner aspect of the biceps muscle of the arm or medially in the antecubital space.

A

Brachial

31
Q

It is the pulse where the radial artery runs along the radial bone, on the thumb side of the inner aspect of the wrist.

A

Radial

32
Q

It is the pulse where the femoral artery passes alongside the inguinal ligament.

A

Femoral

33
Q

It is the pulse where the popliteal artery passes behind the knee.

A

Popliteal

34
Q

It is the pulse on the medial surface of the ankle where the posterior tibial artery passes behind the medial malleolus.

A

Posterior tibial

35
Q

It is the pulse where the dorsalis pedis artery passes over the bones of the foot, on an imaginary line drawn from the middle of the ankle to the space between the big and second toes.

A

Dorsalis pedis

36
Q

What is the pulse site that is commonly used in adults?

A

Radial

37
Q

The three middle fingertips are used for palpating all pulse sites except for what?

A

The apex of the heart, which is the apical pulse

38
Q

What is used for assessing the apical pulse?

A

Stethoscope

39
Q

What is used for pulses that are difficult to assess?

A

Doppler ultrasound stethoscope

40
Q

What is an excessively fast heart rate (over 100 beats/min in an adult)?

A

Tachycardia

41
Q

What is a heart rate of an adult of less than 60 beats/min?

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Bradycardia

42
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It is the pattern of the beats and the intervals between the beats

A

Pulse rhythm

43
Q

It a pulse with an irregular rhythm.

A

Dysrhythmia or arrhythmia

44
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It refers to the force of blood with each beat.

A

Pulse volume (also called pulse strength or amplitude)

45
Q

A pulse that can be felt with moderate pressure of the fingers and can be obliterated with greater pressure.

A

Normal pulse

46
Q

A pulse that is forceful or full blood volume that

is obliterated only with difficulty

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Full or bounding pulse

47
Q

A pulse that is readily obliterated with pressure from the fingers is referred to as what?

A

Week, feeble, or thready

48
Q

Why do we not use the thumb when we assess the pulse?

A

Using the thumb is contraindicated because the nurse’s thumb has a pulse that could be mistaken for the client’s pulse.

49
Q

Why do we apply transmission gel when using a Doppler ultrasound stethoscope?

A

Ultrasound beams do not travel well through air. The gel makes an airtight seal, which then promotes optimal ultrasound wave transmission.

50
Q

The assessment of this pulse is indicated for clients whose peripheral pulse is irregular or unavailable and for clients with known cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal diseases.

A

Apical pulse

51
Q

The pulse assessment needed to be assessed for clients with certain cardiovascular disorders.

A

Apical-radial pulse

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