Upstroke and downstroke pulse

1. What is upstroke in pulse?
2. What is carotid pulse upstroke?
3. What is carotid pulse?
4. How do you document pulse in nursing?

What is upstroke in pulse?

The normal carotid upstroke is brisk, with a rapid rise leading to the pressure peak, and then falls rapidly in the latter part of systole. In contrast, a hyperkinetic pulse is characterized by a more rapid upstroke and similarly a more rapid downstroke than normal.

What is carotid pulse upstroke?

Definition. The carotid pulse is characterized by a smooth, relatively rapid upstroke and a smooth, more gradual downstroke, interrupted only briefly at the pulse peak. These palpable pulsatile changes in the carotid arterial diameter are virtually identical to the intraluminal pressure pulse.

What is carotid pulse?

The carotid arteries take oxygenated blood from the heart to the brain. The pulse from the carotids may be felt on either side of the front of the neck just below the angle of the jaw. This rhythmic "beat" is caused by varying volumes of blood being pushed out of the heart toward the extremities.

How do you document pulse in nursing?

Apical heart rate – monitor for a full minute, note rhythm, rate, regularity.
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when recording pulses:

1. 0 = absent.
2. +1 = diminished or decreased.
3. +2 = normal pulses.
4. +3 = full pulse or slight increase in pulse volume.
5. +4 = bounding pulse or increased volume.