title: Cardiovascular assessment.
abstract: This is the fourth part in the series Care is Critical, which looks at the theory and practice of the more complex technological interventions nurses may now have to manage on general wards or in the community. This article is the first of two looking at cardiovascular assessment. The next part of this series will appear on September 24.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009730:Nursing Assessment