Heart and Peripheral Vascular System

Heart and Peripheral Vascular System

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research the heart and peripheral vascular system. Based on your findings, create a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document that includes:

• Differences between the various causes of chest pain. Include the location, quality of pain, quantity of pain, chronology, associated manifestations, aggravating factors, and alleviating factors in your answer.
• A description of how to inspect the upper and lower extremities for skin turgor, color, temperature, and capillary refill.
• A description of heart and lung sounds observed during the health assessments.
• A brief explanation on how to palpate the brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis for amplitude.
• An analysis of the significance of low or no amplitude.
• A concise note in the subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (SOAP) format for each patient encountered finding.
• A review of laboratory tests that may be used for screening clients and the expected normal levels for each test.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.