Pulse .ppt

pulse

1. definition Pulse is an alternate expansion (rise) and recoil (fall) of an artery as the wave of blood is forced through it during the contraction of the left ventricle

2. Physiology and regulation

3. Physiology and regulation

4. Characteristics Pulse rate Rhythm Volume Tension

5. Pulse rate

6. Bradycardia Rate less than 50 beats / mt

7. Rhythm Arrhythmia and dysarrhythmia Cardiac  dysrhythmia  and cardiac  arrhythmia  both refer to the same thing. They are synonyms for an irregular heartbeat and are often used interchangeably.

8. Atrial fibrillation

9. ventricular fibrilation

10. Extra systole

11. Tension LOW TENSION Bounding pulse Thready pulse HIGH TENSION Dicrotic pulse Water hammer pulse

12. LOW TENSION

13. Dicrotic pulse

14. Water hammer

15. Volume Full bounding Pulsus alternans Feeble pulse

16. Assesment of pulse

17. Dorsalis pedis

18. Carotid pulse

19. Temporal and carotid

20. Apical pulse

21. Radial and brachial

22. Femoral,popliteal&posterior tibial

23. Asssignment Write about pulse assesment (10marks) Defintion (2) Normal features(3) Abnormalities and assesment (5)

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