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Pulso débil o ausente - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Pulso débil; Pulso ausente; Ausencia del pulso

Definición:

Un pulso débil significa que la persona tiene dificultad para sentir su pulso (latidos cardíacos), mientras que un pulso ausente quiere decir que la persona no lo puede detectar del todo.

Ver también: RCP.

Consideraciones generales:

El pulso débil o ausente puede afectar una parte o todo el cuerpo.

Si el pulso no lo puede detectar un profesional que no sea médico, no siempre significa que haya un problema. Algunas veces, puede ser difícil para una persona que no es profesional médico detectar el pulso en ciertas áreas.

Causas comunes:

  • Técnica inadecuada para tomar el pulso
  • Un pulso normalmente débil que es difícil de medir sin los instrumentos adecuados
  • Shock
  • Paro cardíaco (falta de latidos cardíacos efectivos)
  • Fecha de revisión: 1/22/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc
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