Q- pulsus bisferiens is best felt in ?
a- carotid arteries
b- brachial arteries
c- radial artery
d- femoral artery
the answer is c .
normally the central arteries like the carotid and the brachial give much information about the left ventricular function or aortic valve function ,but pulses like pulsus bisferiens and pulsus alterans are best felt in the peripheral arteries .
pulsus bisferiens is a pulse with 2 systolic peaks and it is seen in conditions like
AORTIC REGURGITATION
and
HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY .
REFER HARRISONS BOOK OF MEDICINE - 15 th edition -PAGE 1255 AND 1305 - 16 th edition.
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