Pulse points nursing

Pulse Points Explained #nursingstudent #nurse #resources - Image Credits: Laura Sotorres

Back to the basics! Fun fact, the dorsalis pedis pulse is not commonly present in healthy young males. Have patient extend the foot to better palpate the dorsalis pedis pulse. The posterior tibial pu…

Pulse Locations On the Body | Diagram of pulse points on the body #appliedscience #applied #science #degree #autumn27357

An impulse can be felt over an artery that lies near the surface of the skin. The impulse results from alternate expansion and contraction of the arterial wall because of the beating of the heart. When the heart pushes blood into the aorta, the blood’s impact on the elastic walls creates a pressure wave that continues along the arteries. This impact is the pulse. All arteries have a pulse, but it is most easily felt at points where the vessel approaches the surface of the body.

Arterial pulse is defined as the pressure changes transmitted in the form of waves through arterial wall and blood column from the heart to the