PT 503L Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Temporal Bone, Anatomical Terms Of Motion, Inguinal Ligament

• School: Quinnipiac University
• Department: Physical Therapy
• Course: PT 503L
• Professor: Ainsley

Document Summary

Assessment of vital signs: fulk, susan b o"sullivan, thomas j schmitz, g. physical rehabilitation. [vitalsource bookshelf]: washington, sheryl fairchild, roberta o"shea, r. pierson and fairchild"s principles & Table 2. 1 o"sullivan et al. , physical rehabilitation, 6th ed p. 31. Pulse is a wave of blood in the artery created by contraction of the left ventricle during a cardiac cycle (one complete cycle of cardiac muscle contraction and relaxation). Peripheral pulses are those located in the periphery of the body that can be felt by palpating an artery over a bony prominence or other firm surface. The apical pulse (not taught in this course!) is a central pulse located at the apex of the heart that is monitored using a stethoscope (o"sullivan, p. 52). Normal accepted range for the resting pulse is 60 to 100 beats/min in an adult and 100 to 130 beats/min in the newborn.