Cariovascular Assessment

HR in bpm
pulse for 15s x4
if irregular count for 60s

Heart Rate
Heart Rhythm
Heart Rate Recovery
Respiratory Rate
Respiratory Rhythm
Blood Pressure
Oxygen Saturation

60-100 bpm

over 100 bpm

under 60 bpm

regular or irregular
unusual - atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular contractions

HR difference after 1 min of exercise cessation
HR difference after 2 min of exercise cessation

RR in breaths per minute
Breaths for 15s x 4
If irregular count for 60 s

12 to 16 br/min

fast respiratory rate

short of breath

no respiratory rate

regular or irregular
unusual - biots breathing, cheyne stokes breathing

pressure from the bolus of blood ejected from LV into arterial system

resting tone of the vessel after the bolus passes

difference between systole and diastole

support the left amr, pump cuff to 160 and slowly deflate listening for first (systole) and fourth Katokoff sounds (diastole)

<120/80

>120/80 or less than 90/60

% saturation of oxygen in the arterial blood
how many of the possible carrying sites for oxygen are filled with oxygen
normal - 98%

ask the patient to pick the appropriate words to describe the amount of work they feel they are doing
ask them to identify the number associated with those words
2 scales (6-20 and 1-10)