Geeky medics examinations PDF

Title	Geeky medics examinations
Course	Professional Practice for internship
Institution	National University of Samoa
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Cardiovascular Examination -Introduce yourself -Confirm patient details -Explain exam: Looking at the end of the exam, feeling pulse in your neck and wrist, and listening to the heart -Any pain before we begin? -Inspect from the end of the bed: -Shortness of breath -Cyanosis -Pallor -Oedema Inspect hands: -Peripheral cyanosis: Congenital heart disease or heart failure -Splinter haemorrhages: Infective endocarditis -Xanthomata: Hypercholesterolaemia -Osler’s nodes and Janeway lesions: Infective endocarditis -Tar staining: smoking -Clubbing: Infective endocarditis and congenital heart disease -Assess and compare temperature (left and right arms, forearms and hands) -Capillary refill time (should be...