radial pulse

Together, they can emit a radial pulse of electricity to knock opponents off their feet.

She took the man's wrist in her left hand and found his radial pulse.

On examination the fingers are white or blue and cold and the radial pulse is absent.

Adson's sign is the loss of the radial pulse in the arm by rotating head to the ipsilateral side with extended neck following deep inspiration.

If the radial pulse on that side is decidedly or completely obliterated, the result is considered positive.

A more accurate value of systolic blood pressure can be obtained with a sphygmomanometer and palpating the radial pulse.

Presence of radial pulse has been estimated to indicate a systolic blood pressure of more than 70 mmHg, as estimated from the 50% percentile.

The radial pulse may be taken right behind the back of the knee.

To perform the test, one first inflates the blood pressure cuff above systolic pressure to obliterate the radial pulse.

One early proposed modification substituted the presence of a radial pulse for capillary refill in classifying patients as immediate.