Summary NR 304 Health Assessment II Exam 1 Study Guide.pdf

Arterial I Heart Ipumps Ioxygenated Iblood Ithrough Iarteries Ito Iall I body Itissues INo Ipulse/1+ Ipulse I Occlusions I Pallor: Isecondary Ito Iischemia, Icaused Iby Ilack Iof Iblood I flow IUlcers Iat Itips Iof Itoes IHIGH-PRESSURE ISYSTEM IStrong I Tough artery Iwall Icharacteristics ITense I elastic Ifibers: Iallow Iwall Ito Istretch Iwith Isystole Iand I recoil Iwith Idiastole I muscle Ifibers: Icontrol Iblood Idelivered Ito Itissues * VSM I(vascular Ismooth Imuscle) Icontracts Ior Idilates, Iwhich Ichanges Ithe Idiameter Iof Iarteries I to Icontrol Irate Iof Iblood Iflow Iall Iarteries Ihave Ia Ipressure Iwave, IPULSE, Ithrough Itheir Ilength Ithat Ican Ionly Ibe Ifelt Iat Ibody Isite Iwhere Iartery Ilies I over Ia Ibone * Temporal Iartery: Ipalpated Iin Ifront Iof Iear * Carotid Iartery: Ipalpated Iin Igroove Ibetween I sternomastoid Imuscle Iand Itrachea * Brachial Iartery Iin Ithe Iarm * Leg Iarteries * femoral Iartery: Iinguinal Iligament * popliteal Iartery: Ilower Ithigh * dorsalis Ipedis * posterior Itibial I Ischemia: Ideficient Isupply Iof Ioxygenated Iarterial Iblood I to Itissue Icaused Iby Iobstruction Iof Iblood Ivessel * Complete Iblockage Ileads Ito Ideath Iof Idistal I tissue * Partial Iblockage Icreates Iinsufficient Isupply * Ischemia Imay Ibe Iapparent Ionly I@ Iexercise I when Ioxygen Ineeds Iincrease IPeripheral Iartery Idisease I(PAD): Iaffects Inoncoronary I arteries, Iusually Irefers Ito Iarteries Isupplying Ilimbs * caused Iby Iatherosclerosis Ior I[less Icommonly] Iby I embolism, Ihypercoagulable Istates, Ior Iarterial Idissection