Image Based Question-68039

Identify the pulse shown in the picture below ?

A. Catacrotic pulse

B. Hypokinetic pulse.

C. Hyperkinetic pulse.

D. None.

Correct Answer » C Explanation

Ans:C. Hyperkinetic pulse.

Hyperkinetic pulse

• The hyperkinetic pulse is characterized by an increase in the velocity of the upstroke and amplitude.

• A bounding pulse signifies high pulse pressure.

It may be due to :

• Low peripheral resistance (as seen in fever, anemia, thyrotoxicosis, hyperkinetic heart syndrome (de), A-V fistula, Paget’s disease, beriberi, liver cirrhosis),

• Increased cardiac output,

• Increased stroke volume (as seen in anxiety, exercise, complete heart block, aortic regurgitation),

• Decreased distensibility of arterial system (as seen in atherosclerosis, hypertension and coarctation of aorta).