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Module : Peripheral Vascular/Lymphatics/Domestic Violence/Substance Abuse/CAGE
Types of abuse and behaviors associated with abuse-both the victim and the aggressor
Types of abuse: physical, emotional, financial, elder, sexual
Drugs of abuse: 7 categories of illicit drugs: types, routes and subjective and objective behavior patterns associated with drug abuse and withdrawal specific to the drug
Understand the components of the CAGE questionnaire and what each letter means
Terms: dependence, addiction, abuse, tolerance, withdrawal
Vascular: location of pulses, proper assessment techniques, abnormal and normal pulse patterns/assessment findings
Function of the lymphatic system; pertinent assessment findings. Know how and where to palpate lymph nodes in the body
Vascular: know where pulses are located and proper techniques of assessment and pertinent assessment findings
Arterial vs venous circulation and assessment findings associated with pathological changes to this circulation
Understand difference between arteries and veins.
Terms: Varicose veins, arterial insufficiency, aneurysm, atherosclerosis, venous insufficiency.