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Peripheral vascular disease

08 March 2000

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article discusses peripheral vascular disease and its associated risk factors. It outlines clinical patient assessment, medical interventions and the role of...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

04 October 2000

Nursing Standard

CPD

Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is often a catastrophic event, while elective traditional repair involves major surgery. This article explains AAA...

Reperfusion therapy

01 February 2006

Emergency Nurse

CPD

In this article Nick Castle explains that, with significant improvements being made to the emergency management of cardiac patients, emergency nurses should...

Carotid endarterectomy

03 October 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Cerebrovascular accident or stroke is a common cause of death and disability. Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure performed to prevent ischaemic stroke....

Theory and practice of manual blood pressure measurement

12 December 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article outlines the process of taking a manual blood pressure measurement. The author suggests that it is a skill that nursing students should be using in...

Familial hypercholesterolaemia: clinical features and management

03 January 2006

Nursing Standard

Learning zone

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the UK, for which hypercholesterolaemia is a risk factor. This article concentrates on the...

Hypertension

10 December 2003

Nursing Standard

CPD

An estimated 20 per cent of people in the UK have elevated blood pressure that warrants some form of treatment or monitoring. Hypertension can have serious...

Haemostasis, anticoagulants and fibrinolysis

29 October 2003

Nursing Standard

CPD

Anticoagulant and fibrinolytic drugs are being used with increasing frequency in acute and community settings. Nurses need to maintain an up-to-date understanding of...

Nurse-initiated thrombolysis in coronary care

20 September 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

National service frameworks emphasise the importance of people who are experiencing a myocardial infarction receiving thrombolysis as quickly as possible....

Cognitive impairment and congestive heart failure

14 July 2004

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background The course of heart failure can be unpredictable and uncontrolled symptoms are the main problem. This review analyses the current literature surrounding...