carotid pulse
Medical term Patient Intake and Vitals
The pulse in the front of the neck on either side of the trachea; check only one side at a time.
Sources
- Clinical Nursing Skills, 15.5 Heart Rate · OpenStax, Rice University
Related terms
- pulseThe rhythmic expansion of an artery with each heartbeat, used to count heart rate.
- tracheaThe windpipe: a tube of cartilage rings that carries air from the larynx to the bronchi.
- blood pressureThe force of blood against the artery walls, written as systolic over diastolic in mm Hg.
- brachial pulseThe pulse at the inner elbow (antecubital area), where the stethoscope is placed to hear blood pressure…
- bradycardiaHeart rate slower than 60 beats per minute in an adult.
- bradypneaBreathing slower than normal; in adults, fewer than 12 breaths per minute.
- chief complaintA brief statement of the main reason for the visit, usually in the patient's own words.
- diastolic pressureThe bottom blood pressure number: the pressure remaining while the ventricles relax.
- febrileHaving a fever.
- hyperthermiaDangerously high core body temperature.