The plots of many films dedicate us to the medical basis for determining the well-being of a person, whether he is alive. First of all, doctors on the screen, and in life, check the pulse. It is an indicator of the work of the heart. The pulse indicates the presence of pathologies in the work of the heart, it may differ in people of different age categories. What else can be learned by measuring the pulsation of blood in the vessels?
What is the pulse in terms of physiology?
The pulse is a kind of external confirmation of the work of the heart muscle. This is the advancement of blood through the vessels, which occurs due to the contraction of muscle fibers. At its core, the pulse is the number of contractions of the heart, which is measured per minute. Most people measure the pulsation of blood in their hands, but heart contractions are clearly audible near the temporal bones of the skull.
The pulse of a
healthy person per minute is a very important indicator, because the state of the cardiovascular system depends on its value. There is a difference in heart rate at rest and during exercise. Doctors say that cardio loads are good for people. For example, to lose weight and maintain their weight indicators, experts recommend daily stress for the body for 40 minutes so that the pulse is 120 beats / min.
But there are maximum maximum values for the number of beats per minute, they are calculated by the formula: 220 is the person’s age. The formula is presented for healthy people.
Healthy person's heart rate
In adulthood, the
heart rate is: for women - 75-80 beats per minute, for men - 70-75. This is a normal adult heart rate. At a certain load, the indicator changes and can reach values twice the norm.
The heart rate can change not only during exertion, stress, painful conditions, various strong emotions can affect it. The pulse of a healthy person, the norm of which is noted above, can be measured not only within a minute. Very often, experts, in order not to lose time, detect 6, 10 or 15 seconds, and then multiply by 10, 6 or 4, respectively.
Ripple of the blood of children
Even in the womb of a child, the heart rate is measured to get information about his condition: is there enough oxygen to the fetus, is there a heart failure. In young children, the pulse is different from that of an adult. Newborns have 120-140 heartbeats per minute. With age, these values decrease. By about 16 years old, the pulse corresponds to the normal values of an adult.
Where to measure the pulse?
Heart rate measurement must take place according to certain rules. What is the pulse of a healthy person, you can find out by applying two or three fingers to the base of the bones of the other hand outside. Best of all, a pulsation of blood will be felt outside the radius of the arm bone, as well as near the temporal bones. Sometimes the pulse is measured on the neck, but this should be done by specialists, since they know exactly where the artery informing us is.
It is best to measure the contraction of the heart muscle in a calm state when a person is lying. It is noticed that in a dream the pulse is the slowest, its value rises by the middle of the day. But with certain diseases of the cardiovascular system, heart rate and heart rate do not match. Such a phenomenon occurs with the manifestation of atrial fibrillation, ectrasystole.
Diagnosis of diseases by pulsation of blood
The pulse of a healthy person per minute is an indicator on the basis of which many diseases can be diagnosed. First of all, the values of blood pulsation show a person's predisposition to deviations in the work of the cardiovascular system. Pulse diseases were diagnosed long before the emergence of medicine as a science. In Tibet, monitoring of a person’s condition by blood pulsation in blood vessels was very developed.
Today, the measurement of the pulse makes it possible to find out:
- one’s own temperament, that is, an innate form of the nervous system, an acquired personality type;
- health status, problem areas in the human body;
- the gender of your unborn child is not a 100% method, but the likelihood of accurate sex determination by pulse is high.
When do I need to be diagnosed by heart rate?
Knowing how much a pulse a healthy person has, one can judge the pathological processes in the body. Like any diagnosis, determining a person’s state by pulse follows certain rules.
- No need to measure your heart rate after taking your medicine, alcohol, or food.
- If you have an acute hunger, you should refrain from diagnosis.
- Intense physical or mental labor can distort performance.
- After massage and bathing should also not measure the pulse.
- Intimacy is a contraindication to the diagnosis of the pulse.
- To obtain reliable indicators, you need to sleep well.
- You should not measure the pulse after a person is at a fire, in the cold or in the sun.
- The best time to measure your heart rate is from 11 to 13 hours.
Determination of temperament
The type of temperament can be determined not only by the number of beats per minute, but also given the strength and regularity of heart contractions. Diagnosis of temperament is best started in the morning before breakfast, going to the toilet. You need to make sure that your health condition is normal and you are calm.
The pulse of a healthy person per minute with a choleric type of temperament will be equal to 76-83 beats. In this case, the contractions will be strong, spasmodic, active.
Sanguine can be recognized with a pulsation frequency in the vessels of 68-75 bpm. Moreover, it will also be intense, but regular, constant.
Phlegmatic, in turn, will have a weak and regular pulse. According to indicators, the pulsation of blood will not exceed 68 beats per minute. It is compared to the swan moving through the water.
The heart rate of a healthy person with a melancholic temperament type will exceed 83 beats. But the pulsation is characterized by weak intensity, irregularity, undulating.
Pathological values of pulsation in the blood
To determine the pathological processes in the body, you need to remember that the normal pulse in a healthy person changes depending on the time of day and season. When checking the pulsation of the blood, one must take into account its strength and regularity. If the pulse is frequent or rare, irregular, there is reason to see a doctor.
With self-diagnosis, you need to pay attention to the pulse values on two hands. If they are very different, this indicates a violation in the work of some organs. A strong ripple on any of the hands indicates the presence of a disease in the same half of the body. If an intense pulse falls on the index finger of the hand that measures it, then the disease attacks you in the upper part of the body. With this phenomenon, pathological processes in the lungs and large intestine are possible on the left hand. An active pulse on the right hand indicates problems in the small intestine and heart function.
It is worth paying attention to the pulsation that falls on the middle finger of the other hand, it accurately indicates pathological processes in the middle part of the body. If it is active in the left hand, most likely, you are tormented by problems with the stomach and spleen. A strong pulse on the right hand indicates the presence of a liver or gall bladder disease.
If you measured the pulse with three fingers, then the pulsation under the nameless can also be very informative for you. A strong pulse on the left wrist, falling on the ring finger of the right hand, indicates problems with the work of the left kidney or genitals. A similar situation on the right hand indicates pathological processes occurring in the right kidney and bladder.
Determining the sex of the unborn baby using a normal heart rate
The pulse of a healthy person per minute not only indicates the presence of diseases, but also it can be used to predict the sex of the unborn child. Here, you also need to measure the pulsation of blood with three fingers. If the active and strong pulse of the right wrist falls on the ring finger of the left hand, then with a high probability a boy will appear in the light. If the ring finger of the other hand feels a strong pulse on the left wrist, then with a high probability the future mother will have a girl.