Posted By CCF CARDIO MD - MTR on September 09, 1998 at 17:56:08:
In Reply to: High
PulseNeck pulse
Pulse
Pulse - bounding
Pulse - weak or absent
Radial pulse
Takayasu arteritis
Taking your carotid pulse posted by rich on September 08, 1998 at 21:50:47:
Today my
pulseNeck pulse
Pulse
Pulse - bounding
Pulse - weak or absent
Radial pulse
Takayasu arteritis
Taking your carotid pulse registered at 110 at rest, and in an hour dropped to 92. I'm already medicated for high blood
pressurePressure ulcer and it has been
normalNormal saline flush with medication. How concerned should I be? I had no way of having blood
pressurePressure ulcer taken today (I was at work).
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Dear Rich, thank you for your question. The
normalNormal saline flush resting pulse rate should be 60-100 beats per minute. If your resting pulse is consistently above 100, then it may be due to one of your medications or too much caffeine. I recommend that you check your resting pulse rate frequently and if it stays above 100, then speak with your physician.
Please feel free to write back with more questions. Information provided in the heart forum is for general purposes only. Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies.