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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Volume"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Volume</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Volume-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Hypokinetic_pulse" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hypokinetic_pulse"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.1</span> <span>Hypokinetic pulse</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hypokinetic_pulse-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hyperkinetic_pulse" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hyperkinetic_pulse"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.2</span> <span>Hyperkinetic pulse</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hyperkinetic_pulse-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Force" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Force"> 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</ul> </li> <li id="toc-Condition_of_arterial_wall" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Condition_of_arterial_wall"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Condition of arterial wall</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Condition_of_arterial_wall-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Radio-femoral_delay" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Radio-femoral_delay"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>Radio-femoral delay</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Radio-femoral_delay-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Patterns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Patterns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Patterns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Patterns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Common_palpable_sites" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Common_palpable_sites"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Common palpable sites</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Common_palpable_sites-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Common palpable sites subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Common_palpable_sites-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Upper_limb" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Upper_limb"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Upper limb</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Upper_limb-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lower_limb" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lower_limb"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Lower limb</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lower_limb-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Head_and_neck" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Head_and_neck"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Head and neck</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Head_and_neck-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Torso" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Torso"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Torso</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Torso-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " 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Available in 73 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-73" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">73 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B6" title="نبض – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="نبض" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsu" title="Pulsu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Pulsu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BB_%D1%85%D3%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%82%D3%80%D0%B8" title="Бидул хӀалтӀи – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Бидул хӀалтӀи" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C9%99bz" title="Nəbz – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Nəbz" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A8" title="নাড়ির স্পন্দন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="নাড়ির স্পন্দন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81" title="Пульс – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Пульс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81" title="Пульс – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Пульс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%81" title="Пулс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Пулс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pols_arterial" title="Pols arterial – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Pols arterial" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puls" title="Puls – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Puls" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwls_(meddygol)" title="Pwls (meddygol) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Pwls (meddygol)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puls" title="Puls – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Puls" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puls" title="Puls – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Puls" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%86%CF%85%CE%B3%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82" title="Σφυγμός – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σφυγμός" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulso" title="Pulso – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Pulso" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulso" title="Pulso – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Pulso" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pultsu" title="Pultsu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Pultsu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B6" title="نبض – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نبض" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pouls" title="Pouls – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Pouls" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisle_(fiseola%C3%ADocht)" title="Cuisle (fiseolaíocht) – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Cuisle (fiseolaíocht)" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plosgadh" title="Plosgadh – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Plosgadh" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulso_arterial" title="Pulso arterial – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Pulso arterial" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%A5%EB%B0%95" title="맥박 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="맥박" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%A6%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AF" title="Անոթազարկ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Անոթազարկ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80" title="नाड़ी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="नाड़ी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puls" title="Puls – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Puls" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denyut_nadi" title="Denyut nadi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Denyut nadi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAls" title="Púls – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Púls" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polso_arterioso" title="Polso arterioso – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Polso arterioso" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A7" title="דופק – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דופק" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF" title="ನಾಡಿ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ನಾಡಿ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="პულსი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="პულსი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81" title="Пульс – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Пульс" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81" title="Пульс – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Пульс" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsus" title="Pulsus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Pulsus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulss" title="Pulss – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Pulss" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bols" title="Bols – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Bols" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsas" title="Pulsas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Pulsas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulzus" title="Pulzus – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Pulzus" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%81" title="Пулс – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Пулс" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a 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(See <a href="/wiki/Cardiac_cycle" title="Cardiac cycle">Cardiac cycle</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">60–100 per minute (humans)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">0.6–1 second (humans)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below">Animalia with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Porifera" class="mw-redirect" title="Porifera">Porifera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cnidaria" title="Cnidaria">Cnidaria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ctenophora" title="Ctenophora">Ctenophora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Platyhelminthes" class="mw-redirect" title="Platyhelminthes">Platyhelminthes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryozoan" class="mw-redirect" title="Bryozoan">Bryozoan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amphioxus" class="mw-redirect" title="Amphioxus">Amphioxus</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Medicine" title="Medicine">medicine</a>, the <b>pulse</b> is the rhythmic throbbing of each <a href="/wiki/Artery" title="Artery">artery</a> in response to the <a href="/wiki/Cardiac_cycle" title="Cardiac cycle">cardiac cycle</a> (heartbeat).<sup id="cite_ref-tfd_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tfd-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pulse may be <a href="/wiki/Palpated" class="mw-redirect" title="Palpated">palpated</a> in any place that allows an artery to be compressed near the surface of the body, such as at the <a href="/wiki/Neck" title="Neck">neck</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carotid_artery" title="Carotid artery">carotid artery</a>), <a href="/wiki/Wrist" title="Wrist">wrist</a> (<a href="/wiki/Radial_artery" title="Radial artery">radial artery</a> or <a href="/wiki/Ulnar_artery" title="Ulnar artery">ulnar artery</a>), at the <a href="/wiki/Groin" title="Groin">groin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Femoral_artery" title="Femoral artery">femoral artery</a>), behind the <a href="/wiki/Knee" title="Knee">knee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Popliteal_artery" title="Popliteal artery">popliteal artery</a>), near the <a href="/wiki/Ankle_joint" class="mw-redirect" title="Ankle joint">ankle joint</a> (<a href="/wiki/Posterior_tibial_artery" title="Posterior tibial artery">posterior tibial artery</a>), and on foot (<a href="/wiki/Dorsalis_pedis_artery" title="Dorsalis pedis artery">dorsalis pedis artery</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Berg2006_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berg2006-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tfd_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tfd-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pulse is most commonly measured at the wrist or neck.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Sphygmograph" title="Sphygmograph">sphygmograph</a> is an instrument for measuring the pulse.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Physiology">Physiology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Physiology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pulse_evaluation.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Pulse_evaluation.JPG/220px-Pulse_evaluation.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Pulse_evaluation.JPG/330px-Pulse_evaluation.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Pulse_evaluation.JPG/440px-Pulse_evaluation.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>Pulse evaluation at the radial artery.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pulse_sites-en.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Pulse_sites-en.svg/220px-Pulse_sites-en.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="345" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Pulse_sites-en.svg/330px-Pulse_sites-en.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Pulse_sites-en.svg/440px-Pulse_sites-en.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="517" /></a><figcaption>Recommended points to evaluate pulse</figcaption></figure> <p>Claudius <a href="/wiki/Galen" title="Galen">Galen</a> was perhaps the first <a href="/wiki/Physiologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Physiologist">physiologist</a> to describe the pulse.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pulse is an expedient <a href="/wiki/Touch" class="mw-redirect" title="Touch">tactile</a> method of determination of <a href="/wiki/Systole_(medicine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Systole (medicine)">systolic</a> <a href="/wiki/Blood_pressure" title="Blood pressure">blood pressure</a> to a trained observer. <a href="/wiki/Diastolic" class="mw-redirect" title="Diastolic">Diastolic</a> blood pressure is non-palpable and unobservable by tactile methods, occurring between heartbeats. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Longitudinal_wave" title="Longitudinal wave">Pressure waves</a> generated by the heart in <a href="/wiki/Systole_(medicine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Systole (medicine)">systole</a> move the arterial walls. Forward movement of <a href="/wiki/Blood" title="Blood">blood</a> occurs when the boundaries are pliable and compliant. These properties form enough to create a palpable pressure wave. </p><p>Pulse velocity, pulse deficits and much more physiologic data are readily and simplistically visualized by the use of one or more <a href="/wiki/Arterial_catheter" class="mw-redirect" title="Arterial catheter">arterial catheters</a> connected to a <a href="/wiki/Transducer" title="Transducer">transducer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oscilloscope" title="Oscilloscope">oscilloscope</a>. This invasive technique has been commonly used in <a href="/wiki/Intensive_care" class="mw-redirect" title="Intensive care">intensive care</a> since the 1970s. </p><p>The pulse may be further indirectly observed under light absorbances of varying wavelengths with assigned and inexpensively reproduced mathematical ratios. Applied capture of variances of light signal from the blood component <a href="/wiki/Hemoglobin" title="Hemoglobin">hemoglobin</a> under oxygenated vs. deoxygenated conditions allows the technology of <a href="/wiki/Pulse_oximetry" title="Pulse oximetry">pulse oximetry</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rate">Rate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Pulse_deficit"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"></p><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Heart_rate" title="Heart rate">Heart rate</a></div> <p>The rate of the pulse can be observed and measured on the outside of an artery by tactile or visual means. It is recorded as arterial beats per minute or BPM. Although the pulse and heart beat are related, they are not the same. For example, there is a delay between the onset of the heart beat and the onset of the pulse, known as the <a href="/wiki/Pulse_transit_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulse transit time">pulse transit time</a>, which varies by site. Similarly measurements of <a href="/wiki/Heart_rate_variability" title="Heart rate variability">heart rate variability</a> and pulse rate variability differ.<sup id="cite_ref-Yuda2020_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yuda2020-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In healthy people, the pulse rate is close to the <a href="/wiki/Heart_rate" title="Heart rate">heart rate</a>, as measured by <a href="/wiki/ECG" class="mw-redirect" title="ECG">ECG</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Yuda2020_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yuda2020-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Measuring the pulse rate is therefore a convenient way to estimate the heart rate.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <b>Pulse deficit</b> is a condition in which a person has a difference between their pulse rate and heart rate. It can be observed by simultaneous <a href="/wiki/Palpation" title="Palpation">palpation</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Radial_artery" title="Radial artery">radial artery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Auscultation" title="Auscultation">auscultation</a> using a <a href="/wiki/Stethoscope" title="Stethoscope">stethoscope</a> <a href="/wiki/Apex_beat" title="Apex beat">at the PMI, near the heart apex</a>, for example. Typically, in people with pulse deficit, heart beats do not result in pulsations at the periphery, meaning the pulse rate is lower than the heart rate. Pulse deficit has been found to be significant in the context of <a href="/wiki/Premature_ventricular_contraction" title="Premature ventricular contraction">premature ventricular contraction</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and <a href="/wiki/Atrial_fibrillation" title="Atrial fibrillation">atrial fibrillation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rhythm">Rhythm</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Rhythm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A normal pulse is regular in rhythm and force. An irregular pulse may be due to <a href="/wiki/Sinus_arrhythmia" title="Sinus arrhythmia">sinus arrhythmia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ectopic_beats" class="mw-redirect" title="Ectopic beats">ectopic beats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atrial_fibrillation" title="Atrial fibrillation">atrial fibrillation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paroxysmal_Atrial_Tachycardia" class="mw-redirect" title="Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia">paroxysmal atrial tachycardia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atrial_flutter" title="Atrial flutter">atrial flutter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Second-degree_atrioventricular_block" title="Second-degree atrioventricular block">partial heart block</a> etc. Intermittent dropping out of beats at pulse is called "intermittent pulse". Examples of <i>regular</i> intermittent (regularly irregular) pulse include <a href="/wiki/Pulsus_bigeminus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulsus bigeminus">pulsus bigeminus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Second-degree_atrioventricular_block" title="Second-degree atrioventricular block">second-degree atrioventricular block</a>. An example of <i>irregular</i> intermittent (irregularly irregular) pulse is <a href="/wiki/Atrial_fibrillation" title="Atrial fibrillation">atrial fibrillation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Volume">Volume</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Volume"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The degree of expansion displayed by artery during diastolic and systolic state is called volume. It is also known as amplitude, expansion or size of pulse. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hypokinetic_pulse">Hypokinetic pulse</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Hypokinetic pulse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A weak pulse signifies narrow <a href="/wiki/Pulse_pressure" title="Pulse pressure">pulse pressure</a>. It may be due to low <a href="/wiki/Cardiac_output" title="Cardiac output">cardiac output</a> (as seen in <a href="/wiki/Shock_(circulatory)" title="Shock (circulatory)">shock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Congestive_cardiac_failure" class="mw-redirect" title="Congestive cardiac failure">congestive cardiac failure</a>), <a href="/wiki/Hypovolemia" title="Hypovolemia">hypovolemia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Valvular_heart_disease" title="Valvular heart disease">valvular heart disease</a> (such as <a href="/wiki/Aortic_stenosis" title="Aortic stenosis">aortic outflow tract obstruction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitral_stenosis" title="Mitral stenosis">mitral stenosis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aortic_arch_syndrome" class="mw-redirect" title="Aortic arch syndrome">aortic arch syndrome</a>) etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hyperkinetic_pulse">Hyperkinetic pulse</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Hyperkinetic pulse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A bounding pulse signifies high pulse pressure. It may be due to low <a href="/wiki/Peripheral_resistance" class="mw-redirect" title="Peripheral resistance">peripheral resistance</a> (as seen in <a href="/wiki/Fever" title="Fever">fever</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anemia" title="Anemia">anemia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thyrotoxicosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Thyrotoxicosis">thyrotoxicosis</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hyperkinetic_heart_syndrome&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hyperkinetic heart syndrome (page does not exist)">hyperkinetic heart syndrome</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/hyperkinetisches_Herzsyndrom" class="extiw" title="de:hyperkinetisches Herzsyndrom">de</a>]</span>, <a href="/wiki/Arteriovenous_fistula" title="Arteriovenous fistula">A-V fistula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paget%27s_disease_of_bone" title="Paget's disease of bone">Paget's disease</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beriberi" class="mw-redirect" title="Beriberi">beriberi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liver_cirrhosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Liver cirrhosis">liver cirrhosis</a>), increased cardiac output, increased <a href="/wiki/Stroke_volume" title="Stroke volume">stroke volume</a> (as seen in anxiety, exercise, <a href="/wiki/Complete_heart_block" class="mw-redirect" title="Complete heart block">complete heart block</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aortic_regurgitation" title="Aortic regurgitation">aortic regurgitation</a>), decreased distensibility of arterial system (as seen in <a href="/wiki/Atherosclerosis" title="Atherosclerosis">atherosclerosis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hypertension" title="Hypertension">hypertension</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coarctation_of_aorta" class="mw-redirect" title="Coarctation of aorta">coarctation of aorta</a>). </p><p>The strength of the pulse can also be reported:<sup id="cite_ref-urlwww.meddean.luc.edu_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urlwww.meddean.luc.edu-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-urlVascular_Surgery,_University_of_Kansas_School_of_Medicine_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urlVascular_Surgery,_University_of_Kansas_School_of_Medicine-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>0 = Absent</li> <li>1 = Barely palpable</li> <li>2 = Easily palpable</li> <li>3 = Full</li> <li>4 = Aneurysmal or <a href="/wiki/Bounding_pulse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bounding pulse">bounding pulse</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Force">Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as compressibility of pulse. It is a rough indication of <a href="/wiki/Systolic_blood_pressure" class="mw-redirect" title="Systolic blood pressure">systolic blood pressure</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tension">Tension</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Tension"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Determined mainly by mean arterial blood pressure [edited by Elmoghazy] & It corresponds to <a href="/wiki/Diastolic_blood_pressure" class="mw-redirect" title="Diastolic blood pressure">diastolic blood pressure</a>. A low tension pulse (pulsus mollis), the vessel is soft or impalpable between beats. In high tension pulse (pulsus durus), vessels feel rigid even between pulse beats. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Form">Form</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Form"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A form or contour of a pulse is palpatory estimation of <a href="/wiki/Arteriogram" class="mw-redirect" title="Arteriogram">arteriogram</a>. A quickly rising and quickly falling pulse (pulsus celer) is seen in aortic regurgitation. A slow rising and slowly falling pulse (pulsus tardus) is seen in aortic stenosis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Equality">Equality</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Equality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Comparing pulses and different places gives valuable clinical information. </p><p>A discrepant or unequal pulse between left and right radial artery is observed in anomalous or aberrant course of artery, coarctation of aorta, <a href="/wiki/Aortitis" title="Aortitis">aortitis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dissecting_aneurysm" class="mw-redirect" title="Dissecting aneurysm">dissecting aneurysm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peripheral_embolism" class="mw-redirect" title="Peripheral embolism">peripheral embolism</a> etc. An unequal pulse between upper and lower extremities is seen in coarctation to aorta, aortitis, block at <a href="/wiki/Aortic_bifurcation" title="Aortic bifurcation">bifurcation of aorta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dissection_of_aorta" class="mw-redirect" title="Dissection of aorta">dissection of aorta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iatrogenic" class="mw-redirect" title="Iatrogenic">iatrogenic</a> trauma and <a href="/wiki/Arteriosclerotic" class="mw-redirect" title="Arteriosclerotic">arteriosclerotic</a> obstruction. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Condition_of_arterial_wall">Condition of arterial wall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Condition of arterial wall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A normal artery is not palpable after flattening by <a href="/wiki/Finger" title="Finger">digital</a> pressure. A thick radial artery which is palpable 7.5–10 cm up the forearm is suggestive of arteriosclerosis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio-femoral_delay">Radio-femoral delay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Radio-femoral delay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In coarctation of aorta, femoral pulse may be significantly delayed as compared to radial pulse (unless there is coexisting aortic regurgitation). The delay can also be observed in <a href="/wiki/Supravalvar_aortic_stenosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Supravalvar aortic stenosis">supravalvar aortic stenosis</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Patterns">Patterns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Patterns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several pulse patterns can be of clinical significance. These include: </p> <ul><li>Anacrotic pulse: notch on the upstroke of the carotid pulse. Two distinct waves (slow initial upstroke and delayed peak, which is close to S2). Present in AS.</li> <li>Dicrotic pulse: is characterized by two beats per cardiac cycle, one systolic and the other diastolic. Physiologically, the dicrotic wave is the result of reflected waves from the lower extremities and aorta. Conditions associated with low cardiac output and high systemic vascular resistance can produce a dicrotic pulse.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McGee2016_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McGee2016-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Pulse deficit: difference in the heart rate by direct cardiac ausculation and by palpation of the peripheral arterial pulse rate when in atrial fibrillation (AF).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulsus_alternans" title="Pulsus alternans">Pulsus alternans</a>: an ominous medical sign that indicates progressive systolic heart failure. To trained fingertips, the examiner notes a pattern of a strong pulse followed by a weak pulse over and over again. This pulse signals a flagging effort of the heart to sustain itself in systole. It also can be detected in HCM with obstruction.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulsus_bigeminus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulsus bigeminus">Pulsus bigeminus</a>: indicates a pair of hoofbeats within each heartbeat. Concurrent <a href="/wiki/Auscultation" title="Auscultation">auscultation</a> of the heart may reveal a <a href="/wiki/Gallop_rhythm" title="Gallop rhythm">gallop rhythm</a> of the native heartbeat.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulsus_bisferiens" title="Pulsus bisferiens">Pulsus bisferiens</a>: is characterized by two beats per cardiac cycle, both systolic, unlike the dicrotic pulse. It is an unusual physical finding typically seen in patients with aortic valve diseases if the aortic valve does not normally open and close. Trained fingertips will observe two pulses to each heartbeat instead of one.</li> <li><i>Pulsus tardus et parvus</i>, also <i>pulsus parvus et tardus</i>, slow-rising pulse and anacrotic pulse, is weak (parvus), and late (tardus) relative to its expected characteristics. It is caused by a stiffened aortic valve that makes it progressively harder to open, thus requiring increased generation of blood pressure in the left ventricle. It is seen in <a href="/wiki/Aortic_valve_stenosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Aortic valve stenosis">aortic valve stenosis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-McGee2016_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McGee2016-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid17384038_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid17384038-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CFIM_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFIM-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulsus_paradoxus" title="Pulsus paradoxus">Pulsus paradoxus</a>: a condition in which some heartbeats cannot be detected at the radial artery during the inspiration phase of respiration. It is caused by an exaggerated decrease in blood pressure during this phase, and is diagnostic of a variety of cardiac and respiratory conditions of varying urgency, such as <a href="/wiki/Cardiac_tamponade" title="Cardiac tamponade">cardiac tamponade</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tachycardia" title="Tachycardia">Tachycardia</a>: an elevated resting heart rate. In general an <a href="/wiki/Electrocardiogram" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrocardiogram">electrocardiogram</a> (ECG) is required to identify the type of tachycardia.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulsatile" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulsatile">Pulsatile</a> This description of the pulse implies the intrinsic physiology of <a href="/wiki/Systole_(medicine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Systole (medicine)">systole</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diastole" title="Diastole">diastole</a>. Scientifically, systole and diastole are <a href="/wiki/Force" title="Force">forces</a> that expand and contract the pulmonary and systemic circulations.</li> <li>A collapsing pulse is a sign of <a href="/wiki/Hyperdynamic_circulation" title="Hyperdynamic circulation">hyperdynamic circulation</a>, which can be seen in AR or PDA.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Common_palpable_sites">Common palpable sites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Common palpable sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Sites"></span><span class="anchor" id="Pulse_sites"></span> </p><p>Sites can be divided into peripheral pulses and central pulses. Central pulses include the carotid and femoral pulses.<sup id="cite_ref-Berg2006_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berg2006-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Upper_limb">Upper limb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Upper limb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray1235.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Gray1235.png/220px-Gray1235.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Gray1235.png/330px-Gray1235.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Gray1235.png/440px-Gray1235.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="291" /></a><figcaption>Front of right upper extremity</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Axillary pulse</b>: located inferiorly of the lateral wall of the <a href="/wiki/Axilla" title="Axilla">axilla</a></li> <li><b>Brachial pulse</b>: located on the inside of the upper arm near the elbow, frequently used in place of carotid pulse in infants (<a href="/wiki/Brachial_artery" title="Brachial artery">brachial artery</a>)</li> <li><b>Radial pulse</b>: located on the lateral of the wrist (<a href="/wiki/Radial_artery" title="Radial artery">radial artery</a>). It can also be found in the <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_snuff_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Anatomical snuff box">anatomical snuff box</a>. Commonly, the radial pulse is measured with three fingers. The finger closest to the heart is used to occlude the <a href="/wiki/Pulse_pressure" title="Pulse pressure">pulse pressure</a>, the middle finger is used get a crude estimate of the <a href="/wiki/Blood_pressure" title="Blood pressure">blood pressure</a>, and the finger most distal to the heart (usually the ring finger) is used to nullify the effect of the <a href="/wiki/Ulnar_artery" title="Ulnar artery">ulnar pulse</a> as the two arteries are connected via the palmar arches (<a href="/wiki/Superficial_palmar_arch" title="Superficial palmar arch">superficial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deep_palmar_arch" title="Deep palmar arch">deep</a>).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><b>Ulnar pulse</b>: located on the medial of the wrist (<a href="/wiki/Ulnar_artery" title="Ulnar artery">ulnar artery</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lower_limb">Lower limb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Lower limb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Femoral_pulse" class="mw-redirect" title="Femoral pulse">Femoral pulse</a></b>: located in the inner thigh, at the <a href="/wiki/Mid-inguinal_point" title="Mid-inguinal point">mid-inguinal point</a>, halfway between the pubic symphysis and anterior superior iliac spine (<a href="/wiki/Femoral_artery" title="Femoral artery">femoral artery</a>).</li> <li><b>Popliteal pulse</b>: Above the knee in the popliteal fossa, found by holding the bent knee. The patient bends the knee at approximately 124°, and the health care provider holds it in both hands to find the popliteal artery in the pit behind the knee (<a href="/wiki/Popliteal_artery" title="Popliteal artery">popliteal artery</a>).</li> <li><b>Dorsalis pedis pulse</b>: located on top of the foot, immediately lateral to the extensor of hallucis longus (<a href="/wiki/Dorsalis_pedis_artery" title="Dorsalis pedis artery">dorsalis pedis artery</a>).</li> <li><b>Tibialis posterior pulse</b>: located on the medial side of the ankle, 2 cm inferior and 2 cm posterior to the medial malleolus (<a href="/wiki/Posterior_tibial_artery" title="Posterior tibial artery">posterior tibial artery</a>). It is easily palpable over <a href="/wiki/Pimenta%27s_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Pimenta's Point">Pimenta's Point</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Head_and_neck">Head and neck</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Head and neck"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray513.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Gray513.png/220px-Gray513.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="317" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Gray513.png/330px-Gray513.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Gray513.png/440px-Gray513.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="864" /></a><figcaption>Arteries of the neck.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Carotid_pulse" class="mw-redirect" title="Carotid pulse">Carotid pulse</a></b>: located in the neck (<a href="/wiki/Carotid_artery" title="Carotid artery">carotid artery</a>). The carotid artery should be palpated gently and while the patient is sitting or lying down. Stimulating its baroreceptors with low palpitation can provoke severe <a href="/wiki/Bradycardia" title="Bradycardia">bradycardia</a> or even stop the heart in some sensitive persons. Also, a person's two carotid arteries should not be palpated at the same time. Doing so may limit the flow of blood to the head, possibly leading to <a href="/wiki/Fainting" class="mw-redirect" title="Fainting">fainting</a> or brain <a href="/wiki/Ischemia" title="Ischemia">ischemia</a>. It can be felt between the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, above the hyoid bone and lateral to the thyroid cartilage.</li> <li><b>Facial pulse</b>: located on the mandible (lower jawbone) on a line with the corners of the mouth (<a href="/wiki/Facial_artery" title="Facial artery">facial artery</a>).</li> <li><b>Temporal pulse</b>: located on the <a href="/wiki/Temple_(anatomy)" title="Temple (anatomy)">temple</a> directly in front of the ear (<a href="/wiki/Superficial_temporal_artery" title="Superficial temporal artery">superficial temporal artery</a>).</li></ul> <p>Although the pulse can be felt in multiple places in the head, people should not normally hear their heartbeats within the head. This is called <a href="/wiki/Pulsatile_tinnitus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulsatile tinnitus">pulsatile tinnitus</a>, and it can indicate several medical disorders. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Torso">Torso</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Torso"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Apical pulse</b>: located in the 5th left intercostal space, 1.25 cm lateral to the <a href="/wiki/Mid-clavicular_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid-clavicular line">mid-clavicular line</a>. In contrast with other pulse sites, the apical pulse site is unilateral, and measured not under an artery, but below the <a href="/wiki/Heart" title="Heart">heart</a> itself (more specifically, the apex of the heart). See also <a href="/wiki/Apex_beat" title="Apex beat">apex beat</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pulse rate was first measured by ancient Greek physicians and scientists. The first person to measure the heart beat was <a href="/wiki/Herophilos" title="Herophilos">Herophilus of Alexandria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> (c. 335–280 BC) who designed a water clock to time the pulse.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rumi" title="Rumi">Rumi</a> has mentioned in a poem that "The wise physician measured the patient's pulse and became aware of his condition." It shows the practice was common during Rumi's era and geography.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first person to accurately measure the pulse rate was <a href="/wiki/Santorio_Santorii" class="mw-redirect" title="Santorio Santorii">Santorio Santorii</a> who invented the <i>pulsilogium</i>, a form of <a href="/wiki/Pendulum" title="Pendulum">pendulum</a> which was later studied by <a href="/wiki/Galileo_Galilei" title="Galileo Galilei">Galileo Galilei</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A century later another physician, <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Boissier_de_Sauvages_de_Lacroix" title="François Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix">de Lacroix</a>, used the pulsilogium to test cardiac function. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pulse_meter" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulse meter">Pulse meter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tempo" title="Tempo">Tempo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulse_diagnosis" title="Pulse diagnosis">Pulse diagnosis</a> – a practice in various types of traditional medicine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulse_pressure" title="Pulse pressure">Pulse pressure</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pulse&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; 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