Stething and palpation

Have you ever left your steth head (especially a heavy one) on tricuspid valve and felt the pulse at the femoral artery with your hand or palpated abdomen deeply. How/what would you feel at the patient end if the doctor would do that?

I can’t say I’ve ever done this, or seen it done. It sounds interesting though! I’d be curious where the idea came from.

I know that palpating the radial and femoral pulses together can be useful in detecting a delay between the pulses. Or palpating the carotid artery can be useful in appreciating the cardiac cycle while auscultating the heart. Not sure what you would find with auscultating the tricuspid and palpating the femoral artery, but it sounds interesting 😃

I had a role play doc who'd take my femoral pulse as I laid fully stripped on his massage table he used for exams. I have big cyclist / weightlifter legs, he explained he needed to check my circulation. Having his fingers pressed against my femoral artery at the crotch/ inner thigh felt a bit like having a thermometer under the arm. Of course I found the location somewhat erotic, I don't remember if the doctor had to move my testicles out of the way to position his fingers, but it was obviously the kind of detailed care you can only get from an out of hours adult exam. I think he might have taken my wrist pulse at the same time for the delay, but he didn't have the same level of stethoscope fetish I have so I didn't have a steth pressed against my chest at the time. Had there been a cold heavy stethoscope on my chest it would have really added to the scenario. Checking for circulation delay is a good excuse for extra auscultation, perfect.