Assessing clients with haematological, peripheral vascular and lymphatic disorders

Title
Assessing clients with haematological, peripheral vascular and lymphatic disorders
Publication Date
2011
Author(s)
White, Angela
Paliadelis, Penelope S
Editor
Editor(s): Priscilla LeMone, Karen M Burke, Trudy Dwyer, Tracy Levett-Jones, Lorna Moxham, Kerry Reid-Searl, Kamaree Berry, Keryln Carville, Majella Hales, Nicole Knox, Yoni Luxford, and Debra Raymond
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Pearson Australia
Place of publication
Frenchs Forest, Australia
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:9488
Abstract
As the heart ejects blood with each beat, a closed system of blood vessels transports oxygenated blood to all body organs and tissues, then returns deoxygenated blood to the heart for reoxygenation in the lungs. The blood components are the haematological system, and the branching network of vessels is the peripheral vascular system: the arteries, veins and capillaries. The lymphatic system is a special vascular system that helps maintain sufficient blood volume in the cardiovascular system by picking up excess tissue fluid and returning it to the bloodstream.
Link
link
Citation
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical thinking in client care, v.2, p. 1084-1109
ISBN
9781442517080
9781442534490
Start page
1084
End page
1109

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