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The radial pulse is checked for vital signs.

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Q: What blood vessel is used to check pulse rate?
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What is vibration of the blood vessel walls that reflect heart rate?

Pulse


What is the difference between pulse rate and blood pressure?

The pulse rate is how often your heart beats in one minute, the blood pressure is the amt of pressure exerted againest your blood vessels , the systolic pressure (top #) is the amount of pressure when your blood vessel is constricted, and the dialstolic pressure (bottom #) is the amount of pressure againest the vessel when it is relaxed.


Why is it necessary to check the pulse rate together with the blood pressure when you are hospitalized?

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When the amount or volume of blood pumped by the heart to the different body parts is affected when your pulse rate increased if so how?

Increased pulse rate means faster blood, and when blood goes from a vessel with a larger diameter to a smaller ones such as capilaries, it naturally speeds up. It would speed up more and depending on the vessel's wall resistance, might rupture the capilary.


Can coumadin or warfarin lower pulse rate?

You cannot accurately check Coumarin level by taking pulse! You need a blood test. Warfarin thins the blood.


How can one test their pulse rate easily?

You can check your pulse rate with a gadget or simply with counting. If you want to check your pulse rate with a machine, check Pulse rate monitors. You can wear a watch and get your pulse rate directly to the watch! You can also count it yourself. You can check it if you put your finger on these kinda places: *wrists *Inside of your elbow *Inside of your neck *Top of your foot


What type of information does the sensory system collect to regulate blood pressure?

It will check your pulse rate and your breathing functions


What is considered a high pulse rate for a woman in her mid 30s of average height and weight?

Pulse rate above one hundred blood pulse rate is considered to be high blood pulse rate for women of all ages. Keeping blood pressure stable can prevent other health issues from occurring.


What effect will a allergic reaction have on blood pressure and pulse?

high blood pressure and low pulse rate


How is the pulse rate affected by the flow of blood?

The faster and heavier that the flow of blood is, the higher pulse rate a person will have because the heart is pumping faster.


What is the relationship between pulse rate and heart rate?

Yes, directly related. When the heart beats it pushes blood around the body. You can feel a pulse as the blood moves around the body at a variety of places (the neck, the wrist, the top of the leg). The pulse you can feel is from the blood being pushed every second or so - but the heart. The pulse rate is the same as the heartbeat rate.


Can one detect pregnancy with pulse rate?

yes, it can detect, your pulse rate will increase because of the volume of your blood