Physical Examination and Health AssessmentThis volume is geared toward BSN nursing students and practising nurses, and provides the information necessary to carry out holistic health assessment across the lifespan. |
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The skin feels cool and clammy because the superficial blood vessels constrict to
shunt blood to the vital organs. An individual having an acute MI (myocardial
infarction) may also complain of crushing substernal chest pain, high epigastric ...
The skin feels cool and clammy because the superficial blood vessels constrict to
shunt blood to the vital organs. An individual having an acute MI (myocardial
infarction) may also complain of crushing substernal chest pain, high epigastric ...
Page 501
They open during pumping, or systole, to allow blood to be ejected from the heart
. Note that no valves are present between the vena cava and the right atrium, nor
between the pulmonary veins and the left atrium. For this reason, abnormally ...
They open during pumping, or systole, to allow blood to be ejected from the heart
. Note that no valves are present between the vena cava and the right atrium, nor
between the pulmonary veins and the left atrium. For this reason, abnormally ...
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They also have one-way valves that route blood from the superficial into the deep
veins. Veins drain the deoxygenated blood and its waste products from the
tissues and return it to the heart. Unlike the arteries, veins are a low-pressure
system.
They also have one-way valves that route blood from the superficial into the deep
veins. Veins drain the deoxygenated blood and its waste products from the
tissues and return it to the heart. Unlike the arteries, veins are a low-pressure
system.
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Contents
U N I T 2 Physical Examination | 163 |
APPENDIX | 201 |
U N I T 1 Assessment of the Whole Person 1 CHAPTER NINETEEN | 581 |
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| Title | Physical Examination and Health Assessment Saunders physical examination and health assessment video series |
| Author | Carolyn Jarvis |
| Edition | 3, illustrated |
| Publisher | Saunders, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0721684246, 9780721684246 |
| Length | 956 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Diagnosis Medical / Nursing / General |
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