Monday, 10 June 2013
Pulse amplitude
The contour of the pulse wave is normally rounded and dome-shaped. As the pulse is measured with the three finger tips, an assessment can be made of the ascending portion, the crest and the descending portion of each wave. This can help infer the etiology of an existing problem. The amplitude of a pulse wave can be graded on a scale from 0-4, where:
O = absent
1 = barely palpable
2 = average intensity
3 = strong
4 = bounding
O = absent
1 = barely palpable
2 = average intensity
3 = strong
4 = bounding
Sunday, 9 June 2013
Monday, 3 June 2013
Saturday, 1 June 2013
Nerves
Criminal Nerve of Grassi: A branch of the right posterior vagus which passes to the left behind the oesophagus, ending in the gastric cardia
The nerve of Latarjet: The posterior nerve of the lesser curvature is a branch of the anterior vagal trunk which supplies the pylorus.
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