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What should you know about your heart rate? Where is it and what is a normal heart rate? The best places to find your pulse are the: wrists inside of your elbow side of your neck top of the foot To get the most accurate reading, put your finger over your pulse and count the number of beats in 60 seconds.
How Other Factors Affect Heart Rate Air temperature: When temperatures and the humidity soar, the heart pumps a little more blood, so your pulse rate may increase, but usually no more than five to 10 beats a minute. Body position: Resting, sitting or standing, your pulse is usually the same. Just subtract your age from So, for a year-old person, is the maximum heart rate. Multiply that number by 0. For this year-old person, the range would be to Some people never notice the rate or rhythm of their heart, while others notice every minor irregularity sometimes called a "skipped beat" or early beat, which happens in all of us.
In the absence of symptoms see below , that's not an indication of trouble. An abnormal rate or rhythm may be discovered during a physical exam, ECG, or other testing, even in healthy people who have no symptoms. The study of the pulse has occupied the attention of physicians from the very earliest times, and the pulse remains today one of the most accessible and important indications of the general condition of a patient.
In studying the pulse the following data are noted: its rate, its rhythm, its tension, its size and its form. More precise knowledge concerning each of these is accumulating. The pulse rate, being an index of the heart rate, is of the greatest importance. In certain arrhythmias, the heart rate differs from the pulse rate because some ventricular contractions produce no palpable pulse beats at the wrist. This pulse deficit derives great significance from the fact that it indicates the amount of energy uselessly expended by the heart.
Disturbances in the rhythm of the pulse have been carefully studied in recent years both by mechanical and by electrical methods. Palpitations can be persistent or may come and go episodic. Chest pain Dizziness Fainting Lightheadedness Shortness of breath Talk to your doctor if you have a fast heart rate, many skipped or extra beats, or if the blood vessel where you check your pulse feels hard.
Results Your pulse is the rate at which your heart beats. Normal resting heart rate The chart below shows the normal range of a resting heart rate pulse rate after resting 10 minutes in beats per minute, according to age.
Resting heart rate Age or fitness level Beats per minute bpm Babies to age 1: — Children ages 1 to 70— Children ages 11 to 60— Adults: 60— Well-conditioned athletes: 40—60 Your pulse usually has a strong steady or regular rhythm.
Fast pulse A fast heart rate may be caused by: Activity or exercise. Some medicines, such as decongestants and those used to treat asthma. Some types of heart disease. An overactive thyroid gland hyperthyroidism. Stimulants such as caffeine, amphetamines , diet pills, and cigarettes. Drinking alcohol. Slow pulse A slow resting heart rate may be caused by: Some types of heart disease and medicine to treat heart disease. High levels of fitness. An underactive thyroid gland hypothyroidism.
Weak pulse A weak pulse may be caused by: A blood clot in your arm or leg. Diseases of the blood vessels peripheral arterial disease. Heart disease and heart failure. Heart rate during exercise Many people use a target heart rate to guide how hard they exercise. To check your heart rate while exercising: After exercising for about 10 minutes, stop and take your pulse.
Measure your heart rate by placing two fingers gently against your wrist don't use your thumb. If it is hard to feel the pulse in your wrist, find the artery in your neck that is just to either side of the windpipe.
Press gently. Count the beats for 15 seconds. Multiply the number of beats by 4. This is your beats per minute. Make changes in how hard you exercise so that your heart rate stays within the range of your target heart rate.
What Affects the Test You may not be able to feel your pulse or count your pulse correctly if you: Have decreased sensation in your fingers. Are not using the right amount of pressure. Too much pressure can slow the heart rate, and too little pressure can cause you to miss some beats.
Are trying to take your pulse in an area that is covered by too much muscle or fat.
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