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If you palpate both, you may cut off cerebral blood flow (to the brain) and cause your patient to pass out.

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Two major arteries where you can palpate your pulse?

radial artery and the carotid artey.


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palpate the vein with the tip of your index finger


What does palpating mean?

Palpating refers to the act of using the hands to examine or feel parts of the body, typically to assess things like size, shape, texture, or tenderness. It is a common technique used by healthcare providers during physical examinations.


Where can you not palpate on a living person?

Directly palpating the eyes would not be recommended, and boys might resist their testicles being palpated other than very gently, for they are very sensitive to pressure.


Why do you have pulses in certain places?

Pulses are found wherever there are arteries large enough to palpate for a pulse.


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neck(carotid artery), wrist rt hand, wrist left hand, femora rtleg femoral lt leg


How would you use palpate in a sentence?

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Where are the distal pulses located on a human body?

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Where is the radial pulse located in a human body?

Anywhere there's an artery. Radial (wrist), brachial (arm), femoral (thigh), carotid (neck)


What are you going to palpate when the patient has urinary retention?

the bladder for distention, what else would you need to palpate.


What is the artery palpated in front of the ear?

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