CVN 101 Bedside Assessment Of The Cardiovascular Patient

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