Cómo tomar el pulso carotídeo
La arteria carótida transporta sangre oxigenada del corazón al cerebro. El pulso de la carótida se puede sentir a cada lado en la parte frontal del cuello, debajo del ángulo de la quijada. Este "golpe" rítmico es causado por la variación de volúmenes de sangre empujados fuera del corazón hacia las extremidades.
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Last reviewed 8/15/2010 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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