CLINICAL MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Your radial pulse can be taken on either wrist. Use the tip of the index and third fingers of your other hand to feel the pulse in your radial artery between your wrist bone and the tendon on the thumb side of your wrist.

Detailed explanation-2: -The pulse is the number of heartbeats per minute. To measure the pulse at the wrist, place the index and middle finger over the underside of the opposite wrist, below the base of the thumb. Press firmly with flat fingers until you feel the pulse in the radial artery.

Detailed explanation-3: -As alluded to above, the radial artery at its distal end of the forearm (i.e. before the wrist) lies on the anterior surface and is only covered by skin and fascia. This is a common place to measure the pulse rate of a patient as a means to assess heart rate, cardiac rhythm and pulse strength.

Detailed explanation-4: -Where is the radial artery? The radial artery runs on the inside of the forearm from the elbow to the thumb. The artery lies just under the surface of the skin. You may be able to see the blue or purple vein inside your wrist where the artery brings blood to the thumb.