Pulse sites Flashcards
Often used by anaesthesiologist for monitoring during surgical interventions
Temporal
Often used in infants when radial pulse is inaccessibility
Temporal
During shock or cardiac arrest, often used with infants
Carotid
used to monitor cranial circulation
Carotid
if other peripheral pulses are diff to locate
Carotid
During cardiac arrest
Carotid brachial femoral
used routinely to monitor BP
brachial
MC site for peripheral pulse monitoring
Radial
easy to locate and easy to access
radial
used to monitor LE circulation and cardiac arrest
Femoral
weak popliteal pulse may indicate
impaired flow or blockage in femoral artery
used to monitor LE
Femoral, and popliteal
Circulation to feet
dorsalis pedis
weak pedal is inidcative of
arterial occlusion
How to palpate Pedal
dorsal medial aspect of foot, lateral to EHL, ankle DF
Popliteal artery
prone c knee flexed to relax hamstrings and popliteal fascia, supine: inf aspect of popliteal fossa
Femoral
inf to inguinal ligament, midway bw ASIS and symphisis pubis: supine
Radial
lateral to the tendon of flexor carpi radialis, distal radius at the base of thumb
Brachial
Distal medial aspect of umerus ; antecubital fissa, flexed slightly elbow
Carotid
either side of lower neck, below jaw, fingers over the thyroid cartilage bw trachea and medial border of SCM, AVOID BILATERAL PRESSURE TI AVOID SUBSEQUENT REFLEX DROP IN PULSE RATE
