| PulsesPosted By: Siren on 2008-02-06In Reply to:
 
 Subject: Pulses
 
 Can anyone help me with this.  I am hearing "popliteal and DP and PT pulses are all 1+.  What does DP and PT stand for?  TIA
 
 
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 Doctor dictates what s/l "pulses 1 and 4 in the lower extremities"....I doubt it should be pulses 1/4...Can you please help me out?
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 Subject: How about 2+ pulses? nm
 
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 protuberant pulses?
 Subject: protuberant pulses?
 
 
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 Subject: probably distal pulses
 
 
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 Subject: pieces could be pulses
 
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 huh?  pulses would be correct....nm.
 Subject: huh?  pulses would be correct....nm.
 
 
   in the extremities are there NPO? pulses?
 Subject: in the extremities are there NPO? pulses?
 
 
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 Subject: Peripheral pulses?
 
 
 something to do with tibial pulses?
 Subject: something to do with tibial pulses?
 
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 "Peter" Pulses?
 Subject: "Peter" Pulses?
 
 
 
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 Subject: Pedal pulses (nm)
 
 
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 Subject: Pulses are FULL AND strong
 
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 Cardio pulses are equal.
 Subject: Cardio pulses are equal.
 
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 is there a term disp pulses?
 Subject: is there a term disp pulses?
 
 
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 TIA  D: foot pulses were palpated
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 Neck exam - pulses
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 Subject: sounds like blood pulses
 
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 Subject: Just put  dopplerable pulses, no cap on this one. Hear this a lot. nm
 
 
 the last one is likely dorsalis pedis pulses. SM
 Subject: the last one is likely dorsalis pedis pulses. SM
 
 Location and name of pulses:
 
 Upper Extremity
 * Brachial
 * Radial
 * Ulnar
 
 Lower Extremity
 * Femoral
 * Popliteal
 * Anterior tibial
 * Dorsalis pedis
 * Posterior tibial
 
 Head & Neck
 * Common carotid
 * External carotid:
 * External carotid artery
 * Temporal
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 dorsal pedal pulses??
 Subject: dorsal pedal pulses??
 
 
 dorsal pedal pulses..sm
 Subject: dorsal pedal pulses..sm
 
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 Subject: anterior tibial pulses?
 
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 what part of the body? Maybe carotid pulses.
 Subject: what part of the body? Maybe carotid pulses.
 
 
 radial, tibial pulses among lots of others...sm
 Subject: radial, tibial pulses among lots of others...sm
 
 
 and many more in the upper extremities....... 
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 Subject: should have typed dorsalis pedis pulses.
 
 
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 Subject: In PE, s/l burning carotid pulses were felt.  TIA
 
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 Subject: radial pulses are symmetrically s/l tine
 
 Is tine correct???
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 Does that make sense.  It doesn't sound like it, but I have listened to it over and over.
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 Subject: DP and PT pulses? dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial. NM
 
 
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 Subject: Cold be suprapatellar, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibial pulses
 
 
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 Subject: "good capillary refill and *brisk distal pulses*?? over both lower extremities" (my 2 cents) nm
 
 
 
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