Arteries commonly used for assessing the pulse include the temporal, carotid, brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis.

• 0: Absent, unable to palpate
• +1: Diminished, weaker than expected
• +2: Normal; brisk, expected
• +3: Bounding

Source: Adapted from Writing Committee Members; Gerhard-Herman, M. D., Gornik, H. L., Barrett, C., Barshes, N. R., Corriere, M. A., Drachman, D. E., Fleisher, L. A., Fowkes, F. G. R., Hamburg, N. M., Kinlay, S., Lookstein, R., Misra, S., Mureebe, L., Olin, J. W., Patel, R. A. G., Regensteiner, J. G., Schanzer, A., Shishehbor, M. H., … Wijeysundera, D. N. (2017). 2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the management of patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease: Executive Summary. Vascular Medicine, 22(3), NPI-NP43. https://doi.org/10.1177/1358863X17701592