The document describes various types of abnormal pulses, including characteristics of each such as intermittent, dicortic, water hammer, and bounding pulses. It highlights specific features like rhythm alterations, volume changes, and the sensations felt during palpation. The information is a concise overview of how different pulse types reflect cardiovascular conditions.

1. Abnormal pulses
• Intermittent pulse
Pulse are missed at regular intervals
• Dicortic pulse
One heart beat and 2 arteries pulsation giving
the sensation of double neat
• Water hammer pulse/corrigans’s
pulse/collapsing pulse
Full volume of pulse but rapidly collapsing pulse

2. • Bounding pulse
Strong &powerful pulse
• Pulse alterans
Rhythm is regular but volume has an alterarion strong
and weak character
• Bigeminal pulse
Irregular rhythm in which every other beats comes
early second as premature beats feel weak due to
inadequate filling of the ventricle between two beats.

3. • Weak/thready pulse- A small pulse that feels
like a wire or thread palpation of arteries.
• Paradoxical pulse –force of strength of pulse
wave varies, feeling weaker at time of
inspiration .