Test: Pulse rate

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

The heart beats while pumping blood through the arteries. Its commonly taken from the radial artery at the wrist. Other locations are the elbow (brachial artery), at the neck against the carotid artery (carotid pulse), behind the knee (popliteal artery), or in the foot dorsalis pedis or posterior tibial arteries.Take the pulse by feeling the number of beats over a minutes time. A newborn or infant can have a heart rate of about 130–150 beats per minute. A toddler's heart will beat about 100–120 times per minute, an older child's heartbeat is around 60–100 beats per minute, adolescents around 80–100 beats per minute, and adults' pulse rate is anywhere between 50 and 80 beats per minute.
Performed: Bilaterally

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Heart rate

Criteria

• Pulse of 60-100 bpm for an adult

Measurement

0.00 beats/min

LOINC Code

8867-4

Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail