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  2. Common carotid artery - Wikipedia

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    The pulse is taken by palpating the artery just deep to the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle at the level of the superior border of the thyroid cartilage. Presence of a carotid pulse has been estimated to indicate a systolic blood pressure of more than 40 mmHg, as given by the 50% percentile. [8]

  3. Pulse - Wikipedia

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    Axillary pulse: located inferiorly of the lateral wall of the axilla; Brachial pulse: located on the inside of the upper arm near the elbow, frequently used in place of carotid pulse in infants (brachial artery) Radial pulse: located on the lateral of the wrist (radial artery). It can also be found in the anatomical snuff box. Commonly, the ...

  4. Carotid body - Wikipedia

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    The carotid body is a small cluster of peripheral chemoreceptor cells and supporting sustentacular cells situated at the bifurcation of each common carotid artery in its tunica externa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The carotid body detects changes in the composition of arterial blood flowing through it, mainly the partial pressure of arterial oxygen , but also ...

  5. Carotid bruit - Wikipedia

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    It may occur as the result of carotid artery stenosis [1] (though some disagree); [2] however, most carotid bruits, particularly those found in younger or asymptomatic patients, are not related to any disease and are termed "innocent carotid bruits". [3] Many carotid bruits are discovered incidentally in an otherwise asymptomatic patient. The ...

  6. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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    Weak pulse. Abnormal heart rhythm. ... Carotid endarterectomy: A carotid endarterectomy is a minimally invasive procedure to remove plaque from within your carotid artery, the main blood vessel ...

  7. Carotid pulse - Wikipedia

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  8. Aortic stenosis - Wikipedia

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    In particular, there may be a slow and/or sustained upstroke of the arterial pulse, and the pulse may be of low volume. This is sometimes referred to as pulsus parvus et tardus. [12] [24] There may also be a noticeable delay between the first heart sound (on auscultation) and the corresponding pulse in the carotid artery ('apical-carotid delay ...

  9. Jugular venous pressure - Wikipedia

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    These wave forms may be altered by certain medical conditions; therefore, this is not always an accurate way to differentiate the JVP from the carotid pulse. The carotid artery only has one beat in the cardiac cycle. non-palpable – the JVP cannot be palpated. If one feels a pulse in the neck, it is generally the common carotid artery.