Nursing 1180A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Coronary Artery Disease, Hyperglycemia, Sedentary Lifestyle
7 Jun 2016
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High blood sugar levels or known diabetes mellitus (dm; iddm; niddm) Wont exchange gas properly into the blood, less nutrients. If we are not using muscles, it will not help pump blood back to the heart. For : menopause as risk for coronary artery disease (cad) increases thereafter. When would you complete this assessment: broken bone, trauma, health promotion, after a cast, during a cast. What physical examination techniques does the nurse use to assess this system: checking for edema, six p"s. Inspection allows you to determine if the extremity is edematous. You can make an assessment of the colour. Notice: size, edema, swelling, circumference, colour, respirations, clue about pain, fingers- nailbeds, clubbing, lower extremity skin colour. Body hair distribution: clue about arterial supply, deficiency- less hair. Lesions, scars: areas of discolouration, rashes, sclerosis. Coldness ischemia: lack of blood flow. Assessment: acute pain in an extremity: assess using the 6 ps. Pulselessness (strength compared symmetrically to the uninjured side)
