Pulse Flashcards
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Def of Pulse
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- Palpable rhythmic expansion of an artery, produced by the increase volume of blood pushed or forced into the vessel by the contraction of the heart
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Sites of Pulse
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3
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Pulse in Head & Neck
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Superficial temporal artery:
- In front the tragus.
Carotid artery:
- Medial to sternomastoid at level of cricoid cartilage
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Pulse in Upper Limb
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Axillary artery:
- In the postero-medial part of the upper arm.
Brachial artery:
- Medial to biceps tendon.
Radial artery:
5
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Pulse in Lower Limb
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6
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How to examine the radial pulse?
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7
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Comment on Pulse
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8
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Rate of Pulse
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9
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Causes of Bradycardia
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10
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Causes of Tachycardia
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11
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Rythm of Pulse
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12
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- Causes of big pulse volume
- Causes of hyperdynamic circulation
- Causes of Corrigan pulse (water-hammer pulse)
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13
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Examples of other special characters
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14
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Causes of unequal pulse (in general)
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15
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Absent dorsalis pedis artery pulsations may be seen in …..
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