Where can I palpate popliteal?

Where can I palpate popliteal?

‌Wrap your hand around your knee so your fingers are against the soft spot in the back of your knee. ‌Slowly press your fingers into this soft spot until you can feel your pulse. It should feel like a steady pulse once or twice per second. This is your popliteal pulse.

Where can the popliteal pulse be palpated felt?

The Popliteal Region: Move down to the level of the knee allowing it to remain slightly bent. Place your hands around the knee and push the tips of your fingers into the popliteal fossa in an effort to feel the popliteal pulse. Note whether it feels simply pulsatile (normal) or enlarged and aneurysmal (uncommon).

Why is it difficult to palpate the popliteal artery?

The pulse of the popliteal artery is difficult to feel as the artery is not superficial and does not cross a prominent bone. Its pulse may be palpated by various methods.

Where do you palpate the posterior tibial pulse?

The posterior tibial pulse can be felt behind and below the medial malleolus. Gently flex the knee and feel for the popliteal pulse by deep palpation in midline in popliteal fossa.

Which of the following pulses is palpated in the neck?

Carotid artery pulse – The common carotid artery is palpated on the neck below the jaw and lateral to the larynx/trachea (i.e., mid-point between your earlobe and chin) using the middle and index fingers.

Can you feel a popliteal pulse?

The pulsation will feel like a heartbeat, usually steady and even in nature. Sometimes you may have to press very deep into the popliteal fossa to feel the pulse. Some people have a lot of tissue on the back of their knee. Note if you feel any other masses or weakened areas of tissue, such as a potential aneurysm.

Is the popliteal pulse hard to find?

The popliteal pulse, located at the back of the knee (popliteal artery), is the most challenging pulse to find in the body. It’s an important vital sign, though, since the popliteal pulse can help in assessing peripheral artery disease, or determining the severity and nature of a knee or femur injury.