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(CV & Peripheral Vascular factors)
(CV & Peripheral Vascular factors)
The flow of oxygen and nutrient rich blood to the tissues and organs
What is perfusion (or circulation)?
The most accurate site to assess the pulse rate
What is the apical pulse or mitral valve, or PMI
The pulse at the wrist is commonly assessed at this anatomical location.
What is the radial pulse?
This assessment finding means that the heart rate is between 60-100 beats per minute.
What is a pulse rate within normal range?
This assessment finding may indicate venous insufficiency
What is edema?
This vital organ's ability to pump blood effectively is crucial for maintaining perfusion.
What is the heart?
This pulse can be found on the top of the foot and is important for assessing perfusion to the lower extremities.
What is the pedal pulse or dorsalis pedis pulse?
This pulse can be found by palpating behind the knee with pads of first 2 fingers.
What is the popliteal?
Documentation of a "bounding" pulse.
What is a +4
Normal findings for this assessment should be less than 3 seconds.
What is Capillary refill?
This lifestyle choice, which people can quit, negatively affects cardiovascular health.
What is smoking?
A type of swelling where pressing your finger into the affected area leaves a temporary dent or pit in the skin
What is pitting edema?
This is the primary location for auscultating the mitral valve.
What is the 5th intercostal space at the left midclavicular line?
This condition is characterized by a rapid heart rate exceeding 100 beats per minute at rest.
What is tachycardia?
A resting heart rate below 60 beats per minute is considered this.
What is Bradycardia?
A slow and progressive circulation disorder caused by narrowing, blockage, or spasms in a blood vessel, often impacting the lower extremities.
What is peripheral vascular disease?
This pulse site should never be palpated bilaterally at the same time.
What is the carotid pulse?
An accurate assessment you can perform when a peripheral pulse is not palpable.
What is a doppler assessment?
In a healthy adult, this blood pressure reading is typically considered normal.
What is a blood pressure of 120/80 or below?
2 assessment findings in which the skin looks and feels as if blood flow may be impaired.
What is pallor and coolness?
This specific cardiac condition/illness can negatively impact perfusion and has different symptoms depending on what side of the heart is impacted.
What is heart failure?
This position helps with a clearer auscultation of the chest wall and especially extra heart sounds.
What is sitting up and leaning forward? Or left lateral?
*Sitting upright and leaning forward helps to better hear the base of the heart
*Left lateral helps to better hear the apex of the hear
The first landmark when systematically auscultating heart sounds, using preferred listening areas.
What is the aortic valve (2nd iCS, right sternal border)?
*Pulmonic (2nd ICS, L sternal border)
*Tricuspid (4th ICS, L sternal border))
*Mitral (Apical pulse) (5th ICS, L midclavicular line)
Documentation of this heart sound.
What is Normal S1 S2?
Documentation of this heart sound.
What is S4?