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If you have a knee or leg fracture, you check this pulse to ensure that the injury is not impeding blood flow below the injury.
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True or false a sphygmomanometer is used to take the apical pulse?
False, because the apical pulse is the heartbeat and is heard with a stethoscope. The sphygmomanometer is used to take the pulse on the arm.
Why do you take an apical pulse for people on digoxin?
You need to accurately check the heart rate. Digoxin can lower the heart rate to dangerous levels. You should not administer digoxin when pulse rate is already below 60.
What is radial pulse?
The radial pulse is located in the wrist at the end of the radial artery. It is the most common place for healthcare professionals to take a patient's pulse.
Discuss the significance artery and vein difference when taking a pulse?
You cannot generally take a pulse from a vein.
What is a simple way to measure a resting heart rate?
Play two fingers on the pulse in the wrist (just below the thumb). Count each pulse for 30 seconds, then times by two. This will give the pulse rate for one minute. Obviously, you take the pulse once you have rested and cooled down for a few minutes first.
What should not be used to take the pulse because it has a pulse of its own?
Your thumb has its own pulse so it shouldn't be used to take your pulse.
How long should a pulse be taken in a CPR emergency?
Take a pulse for a maximum of 10 seconds.
Should you take your clients pulse with your thumb against their wrist?
No, because your thumb carries your pulse which might be confused with the client's pulse.
Should you take your client's pulse with your thumb against their wrist?
No, because your thumb carries your pulse which might be confused with the client's pulse.
When taking a manual pulse what should never be used because there is a chance of taking your pulse?
You should never take a manual pulse with your thumb because of the chance of picking up your own pulse from the blood vessels in your thumb.
What observations should be noted and recorded when you take a patient's pulse?
When taking a pulse you need to pay attention to the rate of the pulse (how fast/slow?) and the quality of the pulse (how weak/strong?).
Should you use your thumb to take a heart rate?
Your heart rate can be taken at any spot on the body at which an artery is close to the surface and a pulse can be felt. You should always use your fingers to take a pulse, not your thumb, particularly when recording someone else's pulse, as you can sometimes feel your own pulse through your thumb.
Where should you take an infants pulse if you cannot feel the brachial artery?
You take it on the babies thigh
What is the maximum amount of time you should take to check for pulse?
20 seconds
What is the maximum amount of time you should take to check for a a pulse?
20 seconds
What is pulse deficit?
It is the difference in the apical pulse and the radial pulse. These should be taken at the same time, which will require that 2 people take the pulse. One with a stethoscope and one at the wrist. Count for 1 full minute. The subtract the radial from the apical. This is the Pulse Deficit.
What is apical pulse?
apical pulse is actually the heartbeat
