Question

When you are ill the doctor may put his fingers on your wrist. Which of the following do you think the doctor observes by doing this?

• A. The doctor listens to the heart beat by doing this
• B. The doctor checks whether the blood is flowing properly to the hands
• C. The doctor checks the pumping activity of the left ventricle and measures the heart rate
• D. The doctor checks whether the blood is flowing from the hands to the heart

Answer 1

The correct option is C The doctor checks the pumping activity of the left ventricle and measures the heart rate

When we are ill the doctor puts his fingers on the wrist to check the pumping activity of the left ventricle and measures the heart rate. The rate of throb that is felt in the arteries due to the pumping activity is called pulse. The pulse is equal to the heartbeat that is felt on the wrist. The pulse rate may be influenced when we suffer from any disease.