Recent study involved testing medical students' ability to differentiate between 'pulsation present' and 'no pulsation ...

As the heart beats, a pulse can be felt in locations where an artery passes over a solid structure, such as bone. Locations include wrist, neck and upper arm. The pulse rate is expressed in beats ...

Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition in which one or more of the arteries supplying blood to the legs, arms, head or abdomen become blocked or partially ...

The dorsalis pedis artery supplies oxygenated blood to the dorsal (upper) side of the foot. It originates at the anterior ...

The technician will also be using a hand-held ultrasound device that produces images and expands the window of time during which the pulse can be heard. When there is significant blockage to an artery ...

WBUR keeps its finger on the pulse of Boston's diverse and lively ... You can see an example here. What The ARTery readers are saying: "The ARTery keeps me in touch with the arts community and ...