Assess The Thorax Lungs and Cardiovascular System
Assess The Thorax Lungs and Cardiovascular System
1) minimum 4 full pages ( No Bullets) No video
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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