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The purpose of reading a pulse is to measure the heart rate. The pulse rate can alert us to difficulties in our health, and it a person's pulse is too high or too low, it can indicate some sort of medical issue. The pulse is one of the vital signs that medical personel collect when a patient arrives for treatment or even just a simple examination. A physician or nurse practitioner will want to know a patient's "vitals" as a prerequisite for treatment of just about any kind. Resting Pulse Rate PR < 40 BMP - Below healthy resting heart rates. PR 40-60 BPM - Resting heart rate for sleeping. PR 60-100 BPM - Healthy adult resting heartrate. PR 100 BPM - 220 BPM - Acceptable if measured during exercise. Not acceptable if resting heartrate. PR > 220 BPM - Abnormally high heart rate.
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∙ 12y agoThe pulse rate is taken to assess the overall heart health and fitness. Normal pulse rates at heart beats per minute for a health adult should be between 60 and 100 beats per minute confirming that forward blood movement is in accordance with the specific health regulations
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∙ 13y agoNothing, really. We have found it useful in medecine to tell if and how fast a person's heart is beating.
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∙ 15y agoWhat does the pulse do?
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Pulse pressure Is a blood pressure reading of 177 over 65 a pulse rate of 66 and a pulse pressure of 112 a problem?
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What is your opinion of blood pressure reading of 124/53 - pulse 61 Thanks?
Blood pressure reading: Systolic 124, diastolic 53, pulse 61 -- your opinion?
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What is the purpose of pulse oximetry?
To determine the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin.
What the last vital sign to change in the setting of shock?
Pulse oximetry reading
Why did you have to take your pulse rate 5 times in order to get an accurate reading?
when you get your pulse rate for the first,2,3,4,5 you add them up together and then you times it by 3
Why did you have to take your pulse rate 5 time in order to get an accurate reading?
when you get your pulse rate for the first,2,3,4,5 you add them up together and then you times it by 3
What is pulse oximetry and why do patients need it?
A pulse oximetry (pulse ox) is a small clothes pin looking piece of equipment, usually placed on the patients finger, used to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood. The pulse ox. is noninvasive, very inexpensive, readilyavailable and it provides instant results. If a pulse ox. reading is low then the caregiver would likely apply oxygen to the patient. If it is a high reading the caregiver would likely remove or decrease the amount of oxygen the patient is on. Because there are factors that can interfere with an accurate reading, there are other ways to test the oxygen levels in the blood.
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