Pulse sites

Question 1

Often used by anaesthesiologist for monitoring during surgical interventions

Answer 1

Temporal

Question 2

Often used in infants when radial pulse is inaccessibility

Answer 2

Temporal

Question 3

During shock or cardiac arrest, often used with infants

Answer 3

Carotid

Question 4

used to monitor cranial circulation

Answer 4

Carotid

Question 5

if other peripheral pulses are diff to locate

Answer 5

Carotid

Question 6

During cardiac arrest

Answer 6

Carotid brachial femoral

Question 7

used routinely to monitor BP

Answer 7

brachial

Question 8

MC site for peripheral pulse monitoring

Answer 8

Radial

Question 9

easy to locate and easy to access

Answer 9

radial

Question 10

used to monitor LE circulation and cardiac arrest

Answer 10

Femoral

Question 11

weak popliteal pulse may indicate

Answer 11

impaired flow or blockage in femoral artery

Question 12

used to monitor LE

Answer 12

Femoral, and popliteal

Question 13

Circulation to feet

Answer 13

dorsalis pedis

Question 14

weak pedal is inidcative of

Answer 14

arterial occlusion

Question 15

How to palpate Pedal

Answer 15

dorsal medial aspect of foot, lateral to EHL, ankle DF

Question 16

Popliteal artery

Answer 16

prone c knee flexed to relax hamstrings and popliteal fascia, supine: inf aspect of popliteal fossa

Question 17

Femoral

Answer 17

inf to inguinal ligament, midway bw ASIS and symphisis pubis: supine

Question 18

Radial

Answer 18

lateral to the tendon of flexor carpi radialis, distal radius at the base of thumb

Question 19

Brachial

Answer 19

Distal medial aspect of umerus ; antecubital fissa, flexed slightly elbow

Question 20

Carotid

Answer 20

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