Where is the common site for obtaining a pulse rate?
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Where is the common site for obtaining a pulse rate from the carotid artery? Where is the common site for obtaining a pulse rate from the radial artery? Where is the common site for obtaining a pulse rate from the femoral artery?
between the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, above the hyoid bone and lateral to the thyroid cartilage neck
ventral aspect of the wrist on the side of the thumb lateral of the wrist wrist
groin inner thigh, at the mid-inguinal point, halfway between the pubic symphysis and anterior superior iliac spine
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Rate[edit]. Main article: Heart rate. Normal <b>pulse rates</b> at rest, in beats per minute 
(BPM):. Infant heartbeat. Menu. 0:00. Infant heartbeat&nbsp;... Heart rate is the speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions (
beats) of the heart per minute (bpm). <b>The heart rate</b> can vary according to the&nbsp;... If the decrease during exhalation drops <b>the heart rate</b> below 60 bpm on each 
breath, this type of bradycardia is usually deemed benign and a sign of good&nbsp;... Tachycardia, also called tachyarrhythmia, is a heart <b>rate</b> that exceeds the normal 
resting <b>rate</b>. In general, a resting heart <b>rate</b> over 100 beats per minute is accepted 
as tachycardia in adults. Heart <b>rates</b> above the resting <b>rate</b> may be normal (such 
as with exercise) or abnormal (such as with electrical problems within <b>the heart</b>). The <b>pulse</b> repetition frequency (PRF) is the number of <b>pulses</b> of a repeating 
signal in a specific ... as does any pulsed system. In the case of sonar, the term 
<b>pulse</b> repetition <b>rate</b> (PRR) is more common, although it refers to the same 
concept. Pulsus paradoxus is not related to <b>pulse rate</b> or heart rate and it is not a 
paradoxical rise in systolic pressure. The normal variation of blood pressure 
during&nbsp;... A heart rate monitor (HRM) is a personal monitoring device that allows one to 
measure/display heart rate in real time or record <b>the heart rate</b> for later study. The <b>pulse</b> is the <b>rate</b> at which <b>the heart</b> beats while pumping blood through the 
arteries, recorded as beats per minute (bpm). It may also be called &quot;heart <b>rate</b>&quot;. In
&nbsp;... <b>Pulse rate</b> and coding[edit]. In the first electromechanical switching systems the 
current pulses generated by the rotary dial&nbsp;... ... illustrates beat-to-beat variability in R–R interval (top) <b>and heart rate</b> (bottom). 
Heart rate variability (HRV) is the physiological phenomenon of variation in the 
time interval&nbsp;...
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The <b>radial pulse</b> is commonly measured using three fingers. This has a reason: 
the finger closest to the heart is used to occlude the pulse pressure, the middle&nbsp;... Presence of <b>radial pulse</b> was thought to indicate a systolic blood pressure of at 
least 70 mmHg, as estimated from the 50% percentile, although this was found to
&nbsp;... It results from an accentuated decrease of the blood pressure, which leads to the 
(<b>radial</b>) <b>pulse</b> not being palpable and may be accompanied by an increase in&nbsp;... Adson&#39;s sign is the loss of the <b>radial pulse</b> in the arm by rotating head to the 
ipsilateral side with extended neck following deep inspiration. It is sometimes 
used&nbsp;... On the other hand, a coarctation occurring after the left subclavian artery will 
produce synchronous <b>radial pulses</b>, but radio-femoral delay will be present under
&nbsp;... Watson&#39;s water hammer <b>pulse</b>, also known as Corrigan&#39;s <b>pulse</b> or collapsing 
<b>pulse</b>, is the ... aortic aneurysm (Cardarelli&#39;s sign, Oliver&#39;s sign); pulmonary 
embolism (McConnell&#39;s sign); <b>radial</b> artery sufficiency (Allen&#39;s test); 
pseudohypertension&nbsp;... Absence of <b>radial pulse</b> is reported in 6 to 20% of the supracondylar fracture 
cases. This is because brachial artery is frequently injured in Gartland Type II and
&nbsp;... ... of the anatomical snuff box lies the radial artery, which passes through the 
anatomical snuffbox on its course from the normal <b>radial pulse</b> detecting area, to 
the&nbsp;... In some individuals, the bifurcation occurs much earlier and the ulnar and <b>radial</b> 
arteries extend through the upper arm. The <b>pulse</b> of the brachial artery is&nbsp;... To perform the test, one first inflates the blood pressure cuff above systolic 
pressure to obliterate the <b>radial pulse</b>. One then attempts to palpate the radial 
artery,&nbsp;...
neck the inside of the elbow near the ankle joint the groin the wrist on foot behind the knee
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