Diagnostic Tests for Cardiac arrest
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Pulse, absent or weak:
History and physical examination
(Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
If you detect an absent or a weak pulse, quickly palpate the remaining arterial
pulses to distinguish between localized or generalized loss or weakness. Then quickly check the patient’s other vital signs, evaluate his cardiopulmonary status, and obtain a brief history. Based on your findings, proceed with emergency interventions. (See Managing an absent or a weak pulse, pages 506 and 507.)
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Source: Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition), 2006
Pulse, absent or weak:
History and physical examination
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
If you detect an absent or weak pulse, quickly palpate the remaining arterial pulses to distinguish between localized or generalized loss or weakness. Then quickly check other vital signs, evaluate cardiopulmonary status, and obtain a brief history. Based on your findings, proceed with emergency interventions. (See Managing an absent or weak pulse, pages 638 and 639.)
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Source: Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition), 2006
Pulse, absent or weak:
Physical assessment
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
If you detect an absent or weak pulse, palpate the remaining arterial pulses to distinguish between localized or generalized loss or weakness. (See Managing an absent or weak pulse, pages 532 and 533.) Then check other vital signs and evaluate cardiopulmonary status.
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Source: Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses, 2007
Pulse, absent or weak:
History and physical examination
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
If you detect an absent or a weak pulse, quickly palpate the remaining arterial pulses to distinguish between localized or generalized loss or weakness. If localized, ask whether the patient has experienced or is presently experiencing pain in that area. Assess the limb for color and temperature. Then quickly check the patient's other vital signs, evaluate his cardiopulmonary status, and obtain a brief history. Based on your findings, proceed with emergency interventions. (See Managing an absent or a weak pulse, pages 498 and 499.)
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Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007
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