Nursing 1180A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Edema, Peripheral Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis
9 Dec 2016
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Females at lower risk before menopause (due to estrogen) Choose all that apply: change in loc, cyanosis (late sign, bluish tinge to oral cavity mucous membranes, increased heart rate. Objective data inspection: cardio & peripheral vascular: size, colour, respirations, anterior chest, fingers nail beds, clubbing, lower extremity skin colour. S1 signals beginning of systole: s1 is loudest at apex of left lower sternal border. S2 beginning of diastole: s2 is loudest at the base. The top of the heart is the base. Murmurs: turbulence causing swooshing or blowing sound. 1180 week 4: blood velocity increases, structural valve defects, valve malfunction, abnormal chamber openings, ex. Babies will present differently because they aren"t developed. More of the need to know about the integrity of the peripheral nervous & circulatory system. Sensation: distal to where injury is, ex. Broken arm, close eyes and tell me which finger i"m touching.
