| A | B |
|---|
| brachial | pulse site used while taking blood pressure |
| rhythm | regular or irregular pulse |
| tachycardia | pulse rate over 100 beats per minute except in children |
| bradycardia | slow pulse rate under 60 beats per minute |
| normal pulse rate adult | 60-100 beats per minute - female usually faster than male |
| temporal | head |
| carotid | neck |
| brachial | bend of the arm, site used for taking blood pressure |
| radial | wrist used most often |
| femoral | upper leg |
| popliteal | knee |
| pedal | foot |
| apical | chest |
| pulse range | normal 76, range 60-100, report below 60 above 100 |
| pulse | pressure of blood felt against the wall of an artery as the heart beats |
| rate | number of beats per minute |
| volume | strength of pulse, described strong, weak, thready, bounding |
| arrhythmia | irregular or abnormal rhythm |
| normal pulse rate for children | babies 100-160 1-7 yrs 80-110, over 7 70-100 |
