A thready pulse or weak pulse is one that is difficult to feel or obliterated easily with slight pressure. A full or bounding pulse has a pronounced pulsation that does not easily disappear with pressure. A rapid thready pulse is normally a sign of serious concern and must be reported immediately. The most common causes are serious heart conditions. Many of these occur during or after a heart attack (myocardial infarction). Thready pulse ximai A pulse felt like a fine thread, but always distinctly perceptible, indicating deficiency of qi and blood or other deficiency states. Although the deficiency can be easily detected by other means, some patients can show an artificially robust exterior appearance, while having notable deficiency. Essence deficiency, the. A patient complains of left-sided chest pain while receiving mechanical ventilation. Inspection, palpation and auscultation reveal tachypnea, a weak and thready pulse, tracheal deviation to the right, and decreased breath sounds and hyperresonance on the left. Which of the following would you recommend? Chest tube insertion.
Patient discussion about thready pulse
Q. my wife feels weak. her pulse is only 45. What should we do
Is she sensitive to cold weather (e.g. wearing warm clothes when others don't)? Has she gained weight recently?
Has her hair changed? Does she have any heart diseases? Diabetes?
The combination of slow pulse and weakness in a woman (what's her age?) may suggests hypothyroidism. In this case, than she needs to see a doctor in order to diagnose and treat this condition.
You ma read more about it here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000353.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/imagepages/18033.htm
A thready pulse or weak pulse is one that is difficult to feel or obliterated easily with slight pressure. A full or bounding pulse has a pronounced pulsation that does not easily disappear with pressure. A rapid thready pulse is normally a sign of serious concern and must be reported immediately. The most common causes are serious heart conditions. Many of these occur during or after a heart attack (myocardial infarction). Thready pulse ximai A pulse felt like a fine thread, but always distinctly perceptible, indicating deficiency of qi and blood or other deficiency states. Although the deficiency can be easily detected by other means, some patients can show an artificially robust exterior appearance, while having notable deficiency. Essence deficiency, the. A patient complains of left-sided chest pain while receiving mechanical ventilation. Inspection, palpation and auscultation reveal tachypnea, a weak and thready pulse, tracheal deviation to the right, and decreased breath sounds and hyperresonance on the left. Which of the following would you recommend? Chest tube insertion.
Patient discussion about thready pulse
Q. my wife feels weak. her pulse is only 45. What should we do
Is she sensitive to cold weather (e.g. wearing warm clothes when others don't)? Has she gained weight recently?
Has her hair changed? Does she have any heart diseases? Diabetes?
The combination of slow pulse and weakness in a woman (what's her age?) may suggests hypothyroidism. In this case, than she needs to see a doctor in order to diagnose and treat this condition.
You ma read more about it here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000353.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/imagepages/18033.htm
I was asked, 'Would you describe that pulse as thready?'
I have never had a good grasp of what is meant by 'thready' or 'bounding' as those terms seem very subjective. I think most EMS professionals could come to agreement on what fast, slow, regular, or irregular means. But I have yet to come to a good understanding of what is meant by thready, bounding, or even strong. Even weak and strong seem like they could be a function of palpation and proximity of the radial artery to the skin.
Thready Pulse Indicates
How do you define thready or bounding to a new EMT or paramedic student?
