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Which artery is palpated when taking the pulse from anatomical snuff box?
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radial
Explanation
• Anastomical box (ASB) has the radial (A) artery as one of its contents.
- Radial artery pulsations can be felt in the ASB over the scaphoid and trapezium bones in the floor.
• Brachial (B) artery is the content of cubital fossa. It divides into radial and ulnar artery in the fossa itself.
• Ulnar (C) artery is a branch of brachial artery which is present in the cubital fossa and passes superficial to the flexor retinaculum to reach the palm.
• Ulnar artery gives common interosseous artery which further gives the branches - anterior and posterior interosseous arteries. None of the interosseous (D) arteries enter the anatomical snuff box.
• Anatomical snuff box is bounded by the 2 long tendons - Abductor pollicis longus (APL) at the antero-lateral wall and extensor pollicis longus (EPL) at the postero-medial wall.
- Extensor pollicis brevis accompanies the abductor pollicis longus, so that the two extensor tendons are at the opposite walls.
- de Quervain's tenosynovitis affects the antero-lateral wall of the anatomical snuff box and the tendons involved are APL and EPB.
• Floor of the fossa has four bones in the proximal to distal sequence: Radial styloid process → Scaphoid → Trapezium → Base of first metacarpal.
- Fracture of scaphoid produces tenderness in the anatomical snuff box.
• Roof of the ASB is formed by the skin fascia and 2 import structures are observed here: Cutaneous branch of radial nerve and cephalic vein.
• Anatomical snuff box becomes prominent on lateral aspect of the wrist, when the thumb is fully extended.
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What is the artery palpated on the dorsum of the foot?
In the human, the dorsalis pedis artery is the blood vessel carrying oxygen to the dorsal or upper surface of the foot. To feel or palpate the dorsalis pedis pulse, place the fingers mid foot where the ankle meets the foot. Dorsiflexion (toes up - not pointed down) increases the chances of feeling this pulse.
What is the artery palpated in front of the ear?
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Nine sites used to assess the pulse and state the reasons for their used?
reason for nine site useThe pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed near the surface of the body, such as at the neck (carotid artery), on the inside of the elbow (brachial artery), at the wrist (radial artery),
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That is the Volar Radial Carpal artery, or just Radial artery, for short.
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popliteal
Discuss the significance artery and vein difference when taking a pulse?
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