The impulse is heaving, pushing the palpating hand forcibly up from the chest wall.
The tip of the finger is exceedingly sensitive and, moreover, it is a firmer palpating surface than the ball, thus enabling one to appreciate degrees of sclerosis which could not be differentiated by palpation with the soft yielding ball.
Probably the best method of palpating the arteries, especially the radial, to determine the degree of sclerosis and thickening, is to use the tip of the finger and roll it carefully over the artery.
The pressure is now allowed to fall, until the palpating finger feels the largest possible pulse wave, which is coincident with the greatest oscillation of the mercury.
The more sensitive the palpating finger, the more nearly does the systolic pressure reading approach that found by using such an instrument as Erlanger's, where the first pulse wave is magnified by the lever of the tambour.
Unquestionably it is most advantageous to get into the habit of palpating the femoral artery and checking the result with the sphygmomanometer so that the fingers may be trained to appreciate as accurately as possible changes of pressure.
When palpating the radial artery, always use both hands according to the method already described.
To estimate the blood pressure by palpating the radial artery is most deceptive.
Much may be learned from carefully palpating the peripheral arteries, and, as a rule, the sclerosis of these arteries means general arteriosclerosis, although there are many exceptions to this.
The first perceptible pulse wave felt beneath the palpating finger at the wrist, represents on the scale the systolic pressure.
This may be obtained by palpating the radial artery against the lower end of the radius.
More frequently there are rings of calcified material placed closely together or irregular beading, giving to the palpating finger the impression of feeling a string of very fine beads.
The cartilage overtops the bone, so that on palpating the joint there is a precipitous fall as we run the finger outward from the surface of the cartilage, or a sudden elevation on palpating the rib from without inward toward the sternum.
When the condition has lasted for some time, indurated strands or nodules can be detected on palpating the relaxed muscles.
A chancre within the orifice of the urethra is rare, and, being concealed from view, it can only be recognised by the discharge from the meatus and by the induration felt between the finger and thumb on palpating the urethra.
The head is flexed towards the affected side, and there is pain on movement and on palpating the swelling.
A sensation simulating crepitus may be felt on palpating a part into which blood has been extravasated, or which is the seat of subcutaneous emphysema.
The bony displacement is best recognised by palpating the transverse process of the dislocated vertebra.
From peritonitis intestinal catarrh is distinguished by a less degree of illness and by its usually favorable result, by diarrhoea, a greater freedom in movement, and by a less degree of suffering on palpating the abdomen.
This sound can best be brought out when the patient is in the recumbent position, with relaxed abdominal walls, by palpating near the left border of the ribs.
By palpating carefully from above downward the greater curvature can sometimes be appreciated, but in general it is difficult to distinguish it from the transverse colon.
By palpating the suspensory ligament from its proximal portion down to and beyond its bifurcation, while the affected member is supporting weight, it is possible to diagnose rupture of one of its branches.
In some cases a gelatinous swelling is present and may be detected by palpatingbetween the straight ligaments of the patella.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "palpating" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
