NUR 310 Exam 3 Questions and Verified Answers | Passed | A+
Health History is : subjective data Chest Pain : Angina; is not fatal could be idiopathic and chronic, or develop from cold weather difficulty breathing : dyspnea blue skin : cyanosis edema : generally in the legs 2 nocturia : frequent urination at night why is nocturia under cardiac? : there is a lot of fluid around the heart, indicator for heart disease CHF : congestive heart failure Why would they have a cough if they have CHF? : because there is fluid around the heart Cardiac exam concerned about : privacy, warmth, for CARDIAC you can listen through clothes Cardiac exam inspection : skin color= pink, no cyanosis look at the extremities; clubbing of nails; jugular vein distention is a bad thing! (no pulsations
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