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How do you take a radial pulse? i really can't find mine
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Radial pulse: If you press over ventral aspect of distal radial styloid softly with tip of two or three fingers of opposite hand, you should be able to feel it in a healthy person with normal body weight.
Answered 10/3/2015
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