Pulse Exam

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• Observe

• Face (malar flush, thyroid facies)

• Neck (Corrigan's Pulse, raised JVP, thyroidectomy scar, goitre)

• Chest (thoracotomy scar)

• Palpate and assess

Pulse

• Rate

• Rhythm (?slow AF)

• Character (normal, slow-rising, collapsing, jerky)

• Carotid

• Opposite radial

• Radiofemoral delay

• All other pulses

• Additional diagnostic features