Shadow Health Tina Jones -Cardiovascular
Assessment
Asked about heart problems
(Ans – Denies heart problems
Asked about heartbeat
(Ans –
- reports normal heartbeat
- reports normal heart rate
- denies palpitations
- denies arrhythmia
Asked about high blood pressure
(Ans – - denies high blood pressure
- reports last blood pressure check Finding:
- reports last blood pressure check 140 over 80 or 90
- reports belief that current blood pressure is on the high side of normal
range
Asked about heart murmur
(Ans – Denies heart murmur
Asked about swelling
(Ans – Denies swelling other than foot wound
Asked about blue skin
(Ans – Denies blue skin
Asked about cardiac tests
(Ans –
- Denies having a stress test
- Denies having an echocardiogram
- Denies having a coronary artery CT scan
Asked about cardiac surgeries
(Ans – - Denies having a heart catheterization
- Denies having angioplasty or stent
- Denies having a pacemaker
Asked about chest pain
(Ans – - Denies chest pain
- Denies angina
Asked about chest tightness
(Ans – - Reports chest tightness during asthma exacerbations
- Denies current chest tightness