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Cardiovascular assesssment

Cardiovascular assessment includes the skin, heart, arteries, and veins.

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Cardiovascular assesssment - Anatomy and Physiology

Heart anatomy, circulation, electrical conduction, cardiac cycle, systemic/pulmonary circulation.

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Cardiovascular assesssment - heart sounds

Heart sounds, valves, murmurs, cardiac output.
CO = HR*SV
SV = EDV*EF

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Cardiovascular assesssment - Developmental

Developmental issues: infants, children, older adults
Berkson's bias

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Cardiovascular assesssment - history and exam

Historyand review of systems. Lots of vocab here.
Components of cardiovascular exam

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Cardiovascular assesssment - peripheral vascular

Perfusion of tissue
Palpation and Auscultation of arteries
Venous assessment

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Cardiovascular assesssment - MI

Heart attacks
Women and heart attacks.

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