Assignment: Cardiovascular system
Assignment: Cardiovascular system
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to practice the skills you have learned and demonstrate your ability to assess the thorax, lungs, and cardiovascular system.
For this assignment you will need to videotape yourself examining the thorax, lungs and cardiovascular system on a volunteer of your choosing. This should take you between 30-45 minutes.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 years
Thorax:
1. Assess the patient’s for any signs of respiratory difficulty
2. Inspect the shape and movement of the chest
3. Asses for chest expansion
4. Palpate for tactile fremitus posteriorly
5. Percuss the posterior chest
6. Percuss for diaphragmatic excursion
7. Auscultate posterior breath sounds
8. Auscultate for egophony, bronchophony and pectoriloquy
9. Examine the anterior chest
10. Observe for any abnormalities (size, shape, bruising)
11. Auscultate for tactile fremitus anteriorly
12. Percuss the anterior chest
13. Auscultate anterior breath sounds
CV:
14. Assess JVP
15. Assess carotid pulses
16. Assess the brachial artery
17. Inspect and locate the PMI
18. Palpate for thrills/bruits
19. Auscultate heart sounds
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ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS
Discussion Questions (DQ)
Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation
Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality
Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
