Pulses Flashcards

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Type: Accelerated
Characteristics: Pulse >150bpm (>170bpm - fatal results).

A

Implication: Pressure on the base of the brain; shock.

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Type: Bounding
Characteristics: Pulse that quickly reaches a higher intensity than normal, then quickly disappears.

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Implication: Ventricular systole and reduced peripheral pressure.

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Type: Deficit
Characteristics: Pulse in which the number of beats counted at the radial pulse is less than that counted over the heart itself.

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Implication: Cardiac arrhythmia.

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Type: High Tension
Characteristics: Pulse in which the force of the beat is increased; an increased amount of pressure is required to inhibit the radial pulse.

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Implication: Cerebral trauma.

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Type: Low Tension
Characteristics: Short, fast, faint pulse having a rapid decline.

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Implication: Heart Failure; Shock.

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