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No they are separate with different functions. The cartoid carries oxygenated blood to the brain and the jugular returns the blood to the heart to be reoxygenated. That's why they show up as red and blue in diagrams of the two arteries.
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∙ 11y agoin normal person there is no difference between radial pulse and carotid pulse but in ill or sick person it may vary.
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∙ 8y agoNo... however - the carotid pulse may be easier to find.
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∙ 13y agothe vein has no pulsation
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Which side of your neck is the carotid left or right
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Which side is the stronger pulse when finding it in your neck. Should it be the same on both sides
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What is the name of the artery in your wrist where you check your pulse?
The radial artery is the one that is used to take a pulse at the wrist.
Which artery is felt when taking the pulse rate at the neck?
The Carotid pulse is found in the neck. The Radial pulse is found in the wrist.
Is the radial pulse slower than the carotid pulse?
No; it is the same.
What does carotid pulse radial pulse and heart monitor mean?
A carotid pulse is the heartbeat measured at the carotid artery site, on the sides of the neck. A radial pulse is the pulse or heartbeat taken at the wrist, where the radius and ulna intersect. A heart monitor is on of many devices that measure cardiac performance.
Which pulse occurs first radial or carotid?
The carotid will occur a fraction of a second before the radial, simply because of the distance travelled.
Before CPR is initiated on an adult the presence of circulation is usually determined by palpation of which pulse brachial carotid femoral popliteal radial?
Carotid pulse.
When is the carotid artery use as a pulse?
The radial artery is used most often for a pulse. But in the case of someone who is not responding the carotid is checked. It is awkward to ask questions when taking a pulse rate at the carotid.
What is average pulse in the femoral carotid brachial and radial?
60 80 90
Two major arteries where you can palpate your pulse?
radial artery and the carotid artey.
What are the main pulse sites?
The carotid artery in the neck and the radial artery in the wrist.
What is the name of the artery in the neck you feel to see if the patient has a pulse?
The radial artery, carotid artery, and the brachial artery can be used to feel your pulse; but only if you feel them with your tongue. The easiest to do the radial artery, located in your elbow.
In normal conditions is the apical pulse the same as the radial pulse?
NO. the difference between the Apical and Radial pulse is known as the pulse deficit. There should be some difference between the twon.
