Secondary epilepsy in dogs and cats. When the cause of seizures is a structural or chemical problem within the brain, the disease is said to be secondary. Secondary seizures are caused by hydrocephalus, brain cancer, brain infections, brain inflammation, toxins, aneurysms, and stroke damage.
You'll need to remove the baby's diaper to check his femoral pulse. Photo Credit Karin Dreyer/Blend Images/Getty Images. A routine examination of a newborn includes checking her femoral pulse, or feeling her heartbeat by pressing on the artery in her groin. This test may be the first sign of a serious circulatory problem, known as coarctation, or interruption of the thoracic aorta.
As you can see, the femoral artery branches off from the iliac artery near the stomach and goes thorough the thigh and down the leg. The artery runs near the femur (thigh bone.) Its depth depends on the amount of fat you have in your leg. It is very deep but it is hard to give a correct answer on its depth without an ultrasound.