Normal Pulse and Its Variants
November 21, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh · Leave a Comment
The normal pulse has a small anacrotic wave on the upstroke which is not felt. This is followed by a big tidal or percussion wave which is felt by the palpating finger. On the following downstroke there is a notch (dicrotic notch) followed by a wave (dicrotic wave) both of which are not normally palpable.
The normal pulse appears at regular intervals and has a rate between 60-100 per min. There may be a mild variation in the rate between the two phases of respiration which is called sinus arrhythmia. Read more
