MANUAL PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICAL - Repository:The Medical ...
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FM/UOJ<br />
Experiment C 7<br />
EXAMINATION OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM<br />
<strong>The</strong> aim of the practical is to illustrate the relevance of learning cardiovascular<br />
physiology theory and practical to clinical situation.<br />
Functions of the cardiovascular system can be assessed either by clinical<br />
examination and or by investigations. All the results are put together to identify diseases<br />
and to decide on the management. All these are repeated in order to monitor the progress<br />
of the patient.<br />
Clinical examination<br />
First step in clinical examination is to obtain a detail history and analysis of the<br />
symptoms; this is followed by physical examination and analysis of the sings.<br />
History:<br />
Recording the history of the illness starts with inquiring the age, sex, occupation<br />
and the address of the patient. This, while helping to open the discussion, provides<br />
valuable information.<br />
How does the above information help?<br />
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Ask the patient about the presenting illness. Cardinal symptoms relevant to<br />
cardiovascular system are pain or distress dyspnoea, orthopnoea and palpitation.<br />
What are the physiological bases of the above symptoms?<br />
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List the cardinal symptoms of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, intermittent<br />
caludication and Rayaud’s phenomenon and explain the physiological basis of the<br />
symptoms.<br />
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Circulation<br />
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