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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... heart contracts , it pumps blood simultaneously into both loops . POSITION AND SURFACE LANDMARKS The precordium is the area on the anterior chest over- lying the heart and great vessels ( Fig . 17-2 ) . The great vessels are the major ...
... heart contracts , it pumps blood simultaneously into both loops . POSITION AND SURFACE LANDMARKS The precordium is the area on the anterior chest over- lying the heart and great vessels ( Fig . 17-2 ) . The great vessels are the major ...
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... heart's con- traction is systole . During systole , blood is pumped from the ventricles and fills the pulmonary and systemic ar- teries . This is one - third of the cardiac cycle . Diastole . In diastole , the ventricles are relaxed ...
... heart's con- traction is systole . During systole , blood is pumped from the ventricles and fills the pulmonary and systemic ar- teries . This is one - third of the cardiac cycle . Diastole . In diastole , the ventricles are relaxed ...
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Carolyn Jarvis. Normal Heart Sounds The first heart sound ( S1 ) occurs with closure of the AV valves and thus signals the beginning of systole . The mitral component of the first sound ( M1 ) slightly precedes the tricuspid component ...
Carolyn Jarvis. Normal Heart Sounds The first heart sound ( S1 ) occurs with closure of the AV valves and thus signals the beginning of systole . The mitral component of the first sound ( M1 ) slightly precedes the tricuspid component ...
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