Collocations for pulse - noun

fast, racing, rapid | slow | strong | faint, weak

check, feel, take
Last time I took my pulse, it was a bit fast.

check for, feel for
She reached in through the driver''s broken window and checked for a pulse.

find | quicken
There was little to quicken the pulse in his dull routine.

beat | quicken, race
She felt her pulse quicken as she recognized the voice.

slow

rate
My at-rest pulse rate is usually about 80 beats per minute.