PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM – it is part of vascular system or circulatory system, its includes arteries and veins of arms, legs, hands, feet etc.
EXAMINATION
1. LEGS/ARM PAIN – indicate PVD
2. INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION
3. SKIN CHANGES- such as coolness, numbness, pallor in skin. Hair lose, leg ulcer, varicose vein.
4. SWELLING – Unilateral or bilateral edema in calves, legs and feet.
5. COLOUR CHANGES IN FINFERTIP AND TOE DUE TO COLD WEATHER.
6. LYMPH NOTE ENLARGEMET – occurs in immunological, infectious, or malignant disease and swelling with redness and tenderness.
NURSES NOTE
Patient name- Sex- Diagnosis-
Age - Admission no-
Vitals: temp-
Pulse-
Respiration-
BP-
Remarks
1. Subjective assessment – client is complaining for legs swelling since X days or after exposure of any risk situation. (hypervolemia, kidney disease, heart disease)
2. Objective assessment - +2 moderate pitting edema. 4mm depression that disappear in 10-15seconds and leg swelling due to circulatory dysfunction
NURSING DIAGNOSIS
Fluid overload related to decrease cardiac output as evidence by bilateral leg pitting edema
NURSING INTERVEN
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select one of the following and conduct an assessment. Heart and Neck Vessels Peripheral Vascular System You may conduct the assessment on a fellow student, friend, or family member. Remember to secure their permission. Collect both subjective and objective data using the process described in the textbook. Then, document your findings
select one of the following and conduct an assessment. Heart and Neck Vessels Peripheral Vascular System You may conduct the assessment on a fellow student, friend, or family member. Remember to secure their permission. Collect both subjective and objective data using the process described in the textbook. Then, document your findings
select one of the following and conduct an assessment. Heart and Neck Vessels Peripheral Vascular System You may conduct the assessment on a fellow student, friend, or family member. Remember to secure their permission. Collect both subjective and objective data using the process described in the textbook. Then, document your findings
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Prior to class, and after reading/viewing the module assignment, select one of the following and conduct an assessment. Heart and Neck Vessels Peripheral Vascular System You may conduct the assessment on a fellow student, friend, or family member. Remember to secure their permission. Collect both subjective and objective data using the process described in the textbook. Then, document your findings
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