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TWO PUMPS
Right side pumps blood to
lungs
Left side pumps blood to body
FOUR VALVES
Two Atrioventricular Valve (AV)
Tricuspid Valve (right atrioventricular valve)
Mitral (left atrioventricular valve)
Two Semilunar Valve (SL)
Aortic valve (left semilunar valve)
Pulmonary valve (right semilunar valve)
Subjective data:
1. Assessment of chief complaints:
Chest pain: location, quality, duration & associated symptoms.
Irregular heart beat: too fast, jump etc.
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2. Assessment of risk factors:
Ask about history of hypertension, diabetes, and rheumatic fever
Ask about family history of heart attack, hypertension, stroke, and
diabetes
Describe your nutritional intake: high cholesterol, triglyceride level.
Do you smoke? How much? And for how long?
How do you view yourself? What do you do to relax?
How many hours a day do you work? How do cope with stress.
Exercise: what do you do for exercise? How often?
Pain in calves, feet, buttocks or legs? What aggravates the pain (walking,
sitting long periods, standing long periods, sleep) what relieves the pain
“elevating legs, rest, lying down”.
In what type of chair does client usually sit?
Does he/she cross legs frequently?
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Inspection:
Assessment the client must be is in supine or sitting positing
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