Skip to main content
Medicine LibreTexts

2.9: Assessment of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular System

  • Page ID
    24815
  • \( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \) \( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash {#1}}} \)\(\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\) \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\) \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \(\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\) \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\) \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)\(\newcommand{\AA}{\unicode[.8,0]{x212B}}\)

    Lecture: Assessment of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular System

    1. Review of anatomy & physiology
    2. Changes with age
    3. Techniques of examination
    4. Screening for health promotion

    Special Considerations

    1. Health Promotion
    2. Lifespan
    3. Psychosocial
    4. Cultural/Environmental assessment

    Documentation of findings

    1. Assessment of heart sounds
    2. Palpation and auscultation of arterial pulses
    3. Inspection and palpation of peripheral perfusion

    Laboratory: Assessment techniques and use of equipment

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlfVHjVXlmQ


    This page titled 2.9: Assessment of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular System is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Pearline Okumakpeyi via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform; a detailed edit history is available upon request.