Cardiovascular Lab Report 2
Cardiovascular Lab Report
Name: Jordan Butler
Lab Section: 1 2
Record your data using the tables below. Using your own words, answer the following questions.
Pulse Measurement:
Observations:
Data Table 1.
Pulse Location
Pulse Rate (beats/min)
Radial
68 beats/min
Carotid
76 beats/min
Popliteal
60 beats/min
Data Table 2.
Radial Pulse
Pulse Rate (beats/min)
Sitting
68 beats/min
Standing
84 beats/min
Post Exercise
104 beats/min
1. What is the definition of a single pulse?
—A pressure wave in an artery caused by the successive contractions of the heart.
2. A patient is in the SICU or the post surgical unit or step-down unit. The heart rate, blood pressure (arm), and oxygen saturation (finger tip) are automatically monitored; however the nurse takes the patient’s pulse in the dorsalis pedis manually. Explain why the nurse is doing this and what are two major cardiovascular issues the nurse is looking for? Remember- think of the clinical setting (acute, NOT chronic).
3. What was your lab partner’s pulse rate immediately before and after you had them stand up?
—68 beats/min before standing and 84 beats/min after standing.
4. Was the pulse rate different after the subject stood for 1 minute versus immediately before and after he/she stood up?
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5. Describe the cardiovascular changes that occurred from sitting to I minute after standing. Include how the
PNS and CNS as well as the cardiovascular system were involved in these changes.
6. Explain why it is more accurate to take a person’s pulse at 6:00 AM versus 6:00 PM.
Heart Sounds:
7. What is the definition of the cardiac cycle?
—The complete cycle of contraction and relaxation.
8. What do the “lub” and “dub” heard through a stethoscope represent?
—Lub represents the closure of the AV valves and Dub represents the closure of the semilunar valves.
9. What are the apical and radial pulses?
—Apical pulse is a pulse count taken with a stethoscope at the apex of the heart and a radial pulse is a
10. What
Name: Jordan Butler
Lab Section: 1 2
Record your data using the tables below. Using your own words, answer the following questions.
Pulse Measurement:
Observations:
Data Table 1.
Pulse Location
Pulse Rate (beats/min)
Radial
68 beats/min
Carotid
76 beats/min
Popliteal
60 beats/min
Data Table 2.
Radial Pulse
Pulse Rate (beats/min)
Sitting
68 beats/min
Standing
84 beats/min
Post Exercise
104 beats/min
1. What is the definition of a single pulse?
—A pressure wave in an artery caused by the successive contractions of the heart.
2. A patient is in the SICU or the post surgical unit or step-down unit. The heart rate, blood pressure (arm), and oxygen saturation (finger tip) are automatically monitored; however the nurse takes the patient’s pulse in the dorsalis pedis manually. Explain why the nurse is doing this and what are two major cardiovascular issues the nurse is looking for? Remember- think of the clinical setting (acute, NOT chronic).
3. What was your lab partner’s pulse rate immediately before and after you had them stand up?
—68 beats/min before standing and 84 beats/min after standing.
4. Was the pulse rate different after the subject stood for 1 minute versus immediately before and after he/she stood up?
—
5. Describe the cardiovascular changes that occurred from sitting to I minute after standing. Include how the
PNS and CNS as well as the cardiovascular system were involved in these changes.
6. Explain why it is more accurate to take a person’s pulse at 6:00 AM versus 6:00 PM.
Heart Sounds:
7. What is the definition of the cardiac cycle?
—The complete cycle of contraction and relaxation.
8. What do the “lub” and “dub” heard through a stethoscope represent?
—Lub represents the closure of the AV valves and Dub represents the closure of the semilunar valves.
9. What are the apical and radial pulses?
—Apical pulse is a pulse count taken with a stethoscope at the apex of the heart and a radial pulse is a
10. What