CAROTID ARTERY PULSE

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Pulsus parvus: Weak upstroke due to decreased stroke volume (hypovolemia, LV failure, aortic or mitral stenosis [MS]) (Fig. 110-1)
Pulsus tardus: Delayed upstroke (aortic stenosis)
Bounding (hyperkinetic) pulse: Hyperkinetic circulation, aortic regurgitation, patent ductus arteriosus, marked vasodilation
Pulsus bisferiens: Double systolic pulsation (aortic regurgitation, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
Pulsus alternans: Regular alteration in pulse pressure amplitude (severe LV dysfunction)
Pulsus paradoxus: Exaggerated inspiratory fall (>10 mmHg) in systolic bp (pericardial tamponade, severe obstructive lung disease)

FIGURE 110-1

Carotid artery pulse patterns.

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Fauci, Anthony S., et al., editors. "CAROTID ARTERY PULSE." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2017. Harrison's Manual of Medicine, harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623297/all/CAROTID_ARTERY_PULSE.

CAROTID ARTERY PULSE. In: Fauci AS, Hauser SL, Jameson JL, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. 19th ed. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623297/all/CAROTID_ARTERY_PULSE. Accessed January 20, 2019.

CAROTID ARTERY PULSE. (2017). In Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Jameson, J. L., Kasper, D. L., Longo, D. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine. Available from https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623297/all/CAROTID_ARTERY_PULSE

CAROTID ARTERY PULSE [Internet]. In: Fauci AS, Hauser SL, Jameson JL, Kasper DL, Longo DL, Loscalzo J, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. [cited 2019 January 20]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623297/all/CAROTID_ARTERY_PULSE

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