Health Assessment Ch 20

Front 1

Which system retrieves excess fluid from the tissue spaces and returns it to the bloodstream?

Back 1

lymphatic system

Front 2

The blood w/in the veins flows one way because of the presence of what?

Back 2

intraluminal veins

Front 3

The right lymphatic duct empties into which vessel?

Back 3

right subclavian vein

Front 4

Which artery is palpated at the antecubital fossa in the elbow, medial to the biceps tendon?

Back 4

brachial artery

Front 5

Which artery is palpated on the dorsum of the foot?

Back 5

dorsalis pedis artery

Front 6

Which artery is palpated behind the knee?

Back 6

popliteal artery

Front 7

Which artery is palpated in the groin area?

Back 7

femoral artery

Front 8

Which two arteries can be palpated near the wrist?

Back 8

radial and ulnar arteries

Front 9

This organ is responsible for destroying old RBCs, producing antibodies, storing RBCs, and filtering microorganisms from the blood.

Back 9

spleen

Front 10

The walls of the veins are ___ than the walls of the arteries.

Back 10

thinner

Front 11

Small oval clumps of lymphatic tissue located at intervals along the vessels that serve to filter the fluid before it is returned to the bloodstream

Back 11

lymph nodes

Front 12

Condition caused by increased rigidity of peripheral blood vessels w/age

Back 12

arteriosclerosis

Front 13

Deposition of fatty plaques on the intima of the arteries

Back 13

atherosclerosis

Front 14

A "stasis ulcer" results from reduced ___ blood flow.

Back 14

venous blood flow

Front 15

An ischemic ulcer results from reduced ___ blood flow.

Back 15

arterial blood flow

Front 16

What is checked by depressing and blanching the nail beds, then releasing and noting time for color return?

Back 16

capillary refill

Front 17

In checking for edema, if the examiner's finger leaves and indentation in the skin, it is called ____ ____.

Back 17

pitting edema

Front 18

What piece of equipment can be used if the examiner is unable to palpate a pulse?

Back 18

doppler ultrasonic stethoscope

Front 19

Which test is used to evaluate the adequacy of collateral circulation before cannulating the radial artery?

Back 19

Modified Allen test

Front 20

A sac formed by the dilation in the artery wall

Back 20

aneurysm

Front 21

What test determines the patency of the radial and ulnar arteries by compressing one artery site and observing return of skin color as evidence of patency of the other artery?

Back 21

Allen test

Front 22

Defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to atherosclerosis, trauma, or congenital defect

Back 22

aneurysm

Front 23

Variation from the heart's normal rhythm

Back 23

arrhythmia

Front 24

Thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls

Back 24

arteriosclerosis

Front 25

Blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an artery is partially occluded

Back 25

bruit

Front 26

The heart's filling phase

Back 26

diastole

Front 27

Calf pain that occurs when the foot is sharply dorsiflexed; may occur w/deep vein thrombosis, phlebitis, Achilles tendinitis, or muscle injury

Back 27

Homans' sign

Front 28

Deficiency of arterial blood to a body part, due to constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel

Back 28

ischemia

Front 29

Swelling of an extremity due to obstructed lymph channel, nonpitting

Back 29

lymphedema

Front 30

Indentation left after examiner depresses the skin over swollen edematous tissue

Back 30

pitting edema

Front 31

Viewing the finger from the side in order to detect early clubbing

Back 31

profile sign

Front 32

Pressure wave created by each heartbeat, palpable at body sites where the artery lies close to the skin and over a bone

Back 32

pulse

Front 33

Regular rhythm, but force of pulse varies w/alternating beats of large and small amplitude

Back 33

pulsus alternans

Front 34

Irregular rhythm, every other beat is premature; premature beats have weakened amplitude

Back 34

pulsus bigeminus

Front 35

Beats that have weaker amplitude w/respiratory inspiration, stronger w/expiration

Back 35

pulsus paradoxus

Front 36

The heart's pumping phase

Back 36

systole

Front 37

Inflammation of the vein associated w/thrombus formation

Back 37

thrombophlebitis

Front 38

Dilated tortuous veins w/incompetent valves

Back 38

varicose vein

Front 39

Open skin lesion extending into dermis w/sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue

Back 39

ulcer

Front 40

Is the popliteal vein a deep or superficial leg vein?

Back 40

deep

Front 41

Arteriosclerosis refers to:

Back 41

thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls

Front 42

True or false: lymph nodes are palpable in healthy children AND children with infections.

Back 42

true

Front 43

True or false: lymph nodes are palpable in healthy adults.

Back 43

false
only palpable in adults with infections

Front 44

Beats have weaker amplitude with respiratory inspiration and stronger with expiration

Back 44

pulsus paradoxus

Front 45

A water-hammer "Corrigan's" pulse is associated with:

Back 45

aortic valve regurgitation

Front 46

The cervical lymph nodes drain:

Back 46

the head and neck

Front 47

What purpose does the thymus gland have in adults?

Back 47

none