The patient should lay on a couch and be at rest and relaxed to facilitate a true reading. 2. The patient’s left arm should be supported and with relaxed fingers. The cuff of a sphygmomanometer should be placed on the upper left arm. Using a hand held Doppler‚ the probe should be placed below the lower edge of the cuff‚ over the bifurcation of the brachial artery. 3. The cuff should be inflated beyond the expected systolic pressure in order that the pulse disappears as the artery is closed by the
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http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9218 Intermittent claudication: An aching‚ crampy‚ tired‚ and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and goes -- it typically occurs with walking and goes away with rest -- due to poor circulation of blood in the arteries of the legs. In very severe claudication the pain is also felt at rest. Intermittent claudication may occur in one or both legs and often continues to worsen over time. However‚ some people complain only of weakness
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1. What do those numbers (130/87) mean? What do they relate to in the cardiac cycle? The numbers 130/87 is the blood pressure of the patient. The top number 130‚ is the reading that is received when the heart is in contraction and blood is pushed out of the heart into the rest of the body (this is called systole). The bottom number 87‚ is the reading when the heart is at it relaxed state and is being refilled with blood (this is called diastole.) 2. This deposition of platelets and fibrin can
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P5 – Describe the Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular System Changes in Stroke Volume Stroke volume is the amount of blood pumped out the left ventricle‚ every beat your heart makes. It can differ from your resting heart beat and your heart beat when exercising. Normally‚ when exercising‚ your heart rate increases meaning the stroke volume also increases. The blood pumped by the left ventricle is oxygenated‚ and will deliver oxygen to the muscle. The more blood injected in a heartbeat means
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Circulatory Disorders. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Overview Deep Vein Thrombosis‚ also known as DVT is a preventable circulatory disorder which occurs when a blood clot is formed in a deep vein‚ they usually develop in the lower leg‚ thigh‚ or pelvis‚ but can also occur in the arms. DVT can cause pain and swelling and can lead to complications such as a pulmonary embolism‚ however DVT is preventable and if diagnosed early treatable. How DVT forms (leg vein) Veins pass through the deep tissues
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Wai Khoon Ho Deep vein thrombosis Risks and diagnosis Venous thromboembolism (VTE)‚ comprising deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (PE)‚ is the third commonest vascular disorder in Caucasian populations.1 In Australia‚ DVT alone (without concomitant PE) affects 52 persons per 100 000 annually.2 Timely management of DVT is important as it is a common cause of morbidity. Thromboses of the deep veins in the upper limbs and ‘unusual sites’‚ such as mesenteric veins‚ constitute less than
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_______________________3/20/2012 32 Print Form Anatomy of Blood Vessels Microscopic Structure of the Blood Vessels 1. Cross-sectional views of an artery and of a vein are shown here. Identify each; and on the lines to the sides‚ note the structural details that enabled you to make these identifications: Artery (vessel type) vein (vessel type) thick (a) shape (a) round (b) thin (b) Now describe each tunic more fully by selecting its characteristics from the key below and
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PN 2023 Health Assessment Final Test Study Guide Chapter 20 – Heart and Neck Vessels Direction of blood through the heart- VENA CAVA RIGHT ATRIUM RIGHT VENTRICAL Pulmonary arteries lungs pulmonary vein left atrium Left ventrical aorta Areas where heart valve closures can be heard-s1‚ loudest at APEX‚ S2 LOUDEST AT BASE OF HEART. Assessment of carotid arteries in an older patient-USE CAUSION‚ LIGHT PALPATIOIN‚ ONE SIDE AT A TIME. ASCULTATE EACH CAROTID ATERY FOR PRESENCE
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SCALP Layers:- * (S) Skin:- * Contains hair follicles which makes it hairy. * Has numerous sebaceous glands. * (C) Superficial fascia * Connects skin to the epicranial aponeurosis. * Provides an easy passage for blood vessels. * This layer is fibrous and dense in the middle and thin at the periphery. * Swelling in this part is not profuse but very painful. * Injury to the head till this layer causes profuse bleeding which can be stopped by
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Where were a group of blacks who started this society called "The blue vein society". The group of people would get to together talk about how the whites could except them and for the blacks to except them would be a step back for them. The main character of the story is Mr. Ryder. He was in charge of the blue vein society‚ and everybody in the society look up the him. In this paper I will show how the people of the blue vein society had problems with their identities. First let me talk about
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