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It is the taking of the patient's pulse when he/she is in the standing position.
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Why is your pulse different lying down than when you are standing?
When you are lying down your pulse rate is much slower because your body is not having to work as hard to pump blood around your body. When you are standing your heart has to work much harder to got blood all around the body and it has to work against gravity to get blood to your head which makes your pulse rate much faster. This is also the case for when you are sitting down.
Factors that affect the pulse rate?
General health of the 'patient' Whether sitting, lying down or standing If they have been exercising recently If they are anxious If they are on medication.
What causes your pulse rate to rise?
Your pulse rate could become higher due to taking excercise, becoming excited or scared. If it is persistant however, it could be a symptom of heart disease, thyroid malfunction or emphysema, amongst other things. Get checked out!
Where is the correct location for obtaining the apical pulse?
Sitting position or standing position to record appropriately.
Name of the thumb pulse?
The neck pulse is the corotid pulse; the wrist pulse is the radial pulse; the arm pulse is the brachial pulse. it seems that the pulses are named according to the artery palpated; therefore, your thumb pulse must be your princeps pollicis pulse. this is an educated guess.
What is a hamster pulse?
A hamster pulse is the pulse of a hamster.
What are the types of pulse modulation?
Pulse width mod, pulse amplitude mod, pulse position mod, pulse code mod.
Where can you found the 11 pulses?
Temporal, Radial, Dorsalis Pedis, Anterior Tibial, Apical pulse, Ulnar pulse, brachial pulse, Carotid pulse, Femoral pulse, Popliteal pulse, Posterior Tibialis pulse.
What is apical pulse?
apical pulse is actually the heartbeat
Where in groin is a pulse found?
it is called the femoral pulse.
Where to evaluate Pulse?
Measure the pulse in the wrist area, radial pulse.
What are the locations of pulses?
the following Pulse location are? 1. Apical pulse 2. Radial pulse 3. Brachial pulse 4. Apical-radial pulse
