Finding the Popliteal pulse is hard work. Patient or classmate is sitting in supine with the knee bent. I'm searching and searching their Popliteal space behind their knee. First I hear that its more medial and when I can't find it, I'm palpating laterally. Not getting the best feedback from my professors or assistant professors. A whole semester goes by and I still have not felt the Popliteal pulse. Its like searching for gold.
Then in my clinical decision making class, this professor watched my class as we felt around with a lost look on our faces and said to us.... its because you're not deep enough. You need to grab the knee from both sides and push [your beautiful trimmed] fingers [from both hands together] into the center of the space. Let's just say, don't be surprised when you find out this pulse is A LOT deeper than you think.
Picture from University of Glasgow.
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