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CVN 101 Bedside Assessment Of The Cardiovascular Patient is a Course

CVN 101 Bedside Assessment Of The Cardiovascular Patient

Time limit: 60 days
2 credits

$25 Enroll

Full course description

The following entities will be covered in this course offering: 

CV Assessment begins with the patient interview
Risk
factor control
Mental acuity
Targeted
physical assessment
Inspection
– head to toe
Jugular veins
Neck
veins - Jugular venous pressure
Hepatojugular Reflux
Blood
pressure measurements
Pulse pressures
Peripheral
vascular assessment
Ankle-Brachial index
Pitting edema
Lung sounds
Heart
chambers and valves
Using
the stethoscope
Areas
of listening
First
and second heart sounds
Atrial
and ventricular systole
Normal
heart sounds S1 and S2
Third
and fourth heart sounds
Summation gallop
Identifying
systolic and diastolic murmurs
Grading
heart sounds