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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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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:

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Pulse in Lower Limb

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How to examine the radial pulse?

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Comment on Pulse

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Rate of Pulse

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Causes of Bradycardia

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Causes of Tachycardia

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Rythm of Pulse

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  • Causes of big pulse volume
  • Causes of hyperdynamic circulation
  • Causes of Corrigan pulse (water-hammer pulse)
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Examples of other special characters

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Causes of unequal pulse (in general)

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Absent dorsalis pedis artery pulsations may be seen in …..

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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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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:

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Pulse in Lower Limb

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How to examine the radial pulse?

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Comment on Pulse

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Rate of Pulse

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Causes of Bradycardia

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Causes of **Tachycardia**
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