Symptom
Pulselessness
An absent or unpalpable arterial pulse. Possible causes are cardiac arrest (myocardial infarction, arrhytmia), decreased cardiac output (hypovolemia/dehydration, hemorrhage, hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hypoglycemia, hypothermia, tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, toxin), and thrombosis (coronary, pulmonary, arterial limb ischemia).
Also known as: Absence of pulse, No palpable pulse, Absent arterial pulse
Referencing diagnoses
- Acute extremity ischemia
- Chronic limb ischemia
- Compartment syndrome
- Electrical injury
- Fracture
- Ruptured aortic aneurysm
Note: Lists existing diagnoses in Diagnotize only.