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ERP Week 1
Vital Signs and Measurements Chpt 37 - Pulse /Apical pulse
Question | Answer |
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The pulse is caused by | The contractions of the heart, felt through the arteries |
Pulses are obtained how? | Through palpation (feeling) |
When palpating a pulse you use? | The tips of your first two or three fingers |
You should never palpate a pulse with? | Your thumb |
When a pulse is palpated you should | Exert slight pressure and count for 30 seconds. *Double this # for final rate* |
An irregular pulse should be counted for how long? | One minute |
A weak pulse is described as? | Thready or feeble |
A srong pulse is described as? | Bounding |
The carotid pulse is located? | On either side of the anterior neck |
During an emergency which pulse would you palpate? | The carotied artery |
The brachial pulse is located? | At the crease of the elbow |
The radial pulse is located? | At the lateral aspect of the wrist on the thumb side |
The most commonly palpated pulse is the? | Radial pulse |
The femeral pulse is located? | At the medial aspect of the superior thigh |
The popliteal pulse is located? | Posterior to the patella |
The dorsalis pedis pulse is located? | On the dorsal surface of each foot adjacent to the extensor tendon of each great toe |
The posterior tibial pulse is located? | On the medial side of each ankle posterior to the medial malleolous |
Pulse rate is measured in? | BPM Beat per minute |
Normal Pulse <1 yr (Infant) | 100-160 BPM |
Normal Pulse 1-2 yr (toddler) | 90-150 bpm |
Normal Pulse 2-5 yr (preschool) | 80-140 bpm |
Normal Pulse 6-12 yr (school age) | 70-120 bpm |
Normal Pulse +12 | 60-100 bpm |
a slow pulse is called? | Bradycardic |
A rapid pulse is called? | Tachycardic |