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How to palpate the femoral artery?
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1) Find superior end of pubic symphysis. Find the anterior limit of the iliac crest. femoral pulse is midline (mid-inguinal point) between them
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Palpating the Dorsalis Pedis
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Between the first and second metatausal bones over the dorsal aspect of the navicular and intermediate cuneiform bones (where the artery passes over).
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Posterior Tibial
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Posterior + inferior to medial malleolus, between flexor digitorum longus + flexor hallucis.
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Popliteal pulse
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deep in the popliteal fossa.Knee flexed by 30 decrees. patient holding knee together.
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