Bounding pulse
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Bounding pulse is a medical sign characterized as a leaping and forceful pulse that quickly disappears. Best detected when the arm is held aloft.[1]
Occurs normally with heavy exercise, pregnancy, alcohol consumption, or high anxiety.[2] A bounding pulse is also often associated with high blood pressure and large stroke volume, and can occur with many pathological conditions, including:
- Heart failure
- Chronic kidney failure
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Aortic regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Anemia
- Fever
- Thyrotoxicosis
To feel a bounding pulse, the radial artery is lightly palpated at the distal palmar edge...
- ↑ Taber's 21st ed
- ↑ http://www.waybuilder.net/sweethaven/MedTech/Vitals/default.asp?iNum=0301 " If the heart is pumping a large amount of blood with each heartbeat, the pulse will feel very strong. This strong pulse is called "bounding" pulse (as in "by leaps and bounds"). A bounding pulse can be caused by exercise, anxiety, or alcohol consumption."
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