PALPATION of the pedal pulses is a part of the physical examination for evaluation of the peripheral circulation. To interpret the findings of this examination it is necessary to know the normal ...

Have the patient turn slightly toward you to relax the neck muscles, and palpate gently between the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and the trachea. Do not go above the thyroid cartilage to avoid ...

IT is widely appreciated that some patients whose pedal pulses are palpable nevertheless complain of intermittent claudication. It has been noted further that these pulses may disappear on exercise; ...

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) means blockage in the blood supply to the leg caused by cholesterol deposition and clotting. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is closely interlinked with PAD, ...

The subclavian arteries are usually palpable along the medial portion of the supraclavicular fossa. In patients receiving hemodialysis, a bruit may be heard on the side ipsilateral to a vascular ...