Cardiovascular system assessment

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease can be life threatening. It is important that health care professionals know how to obtain a history and perform a physical examination of a patient and what diagnostic tests should be used in diagnosing cardiovascular symptoms and how to interpret the results. This chapter of the book explains the physical examination methods and diagnostic tests that should be used in the evaluation of patients with cardiovascular symptoms and how to interpret the results. © 2023 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.