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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Holistic Practitioner NUR 551 The aim of this assignment is to holistically evaluate the Bio-psychosocial factors and influences on health and well being‚ of a lady in her sixties who is living with chronic venous leg ulcers. It will begin with a patient profile‚ and in order to comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct (NMC) the name of the patient has been changed to Martha (NMC‚ 2008). Informed consent was gained by the patient prior to this assignment being written. It
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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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Bruce’s right leg. (4 marks) Deep vein thrombosis refers to the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein in the leg. Deep vein thrombosis tends to occur in leg veins‚ such as the popliteal or femoral veins‚ as well as deep veins within the pelvis. The blocked vein in Bruce’s right led caused edema and led to tissue ischemia. Edema developed inferior to the blocked vein. Blockage of the vein increased the capillary hydrostatic pressure increased the amount of fluid that flowed from the capillaries
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clot that forms in a vein deep inside a part of the body. It mainly affects the large veins in the lower leg and thigh. Causes When a clot breaks off and moves through the bloodstream‚ this is called an embolism. An embolism can get stuck in the brain‚ lungs‚ heart‚ or other area‚ leading to severe damage. Blood clots may form when something slows or changes the flow of blood in the veins. Risk factors include: • A pacemaker catheter that has been passed through the vein in the groin • Bedrest
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This assignment will critique a literature review using evidence based practice. As healthcare professionals‚ evidence based practice is part of our everyday life. Evidence based practice is a complex experience that requires synthesising study findings to establish the best research evidence and correlate ideas to form a body of empirical knowledge (Burns & Grove 2007). It means having a clear rationale for your decisions in practice and your provision of care. Evidence based practice requires
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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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