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23 Cards in this Set
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The anterior chest area that overlies athe heart and great vessels is called the?
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Precordium
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The biscupid or mitral valve is located
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Between the left atrium and the left ventricle
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The semilunar valves are located
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at the exit of each ventricle at the beginning of the great vessels
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The sinoatrial node of the heart is located on the
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Posterior wall of the right atrium
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During a cardiac examination the nurse can best hear the S1 Heart sound by placing the stethoscope a the clients
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Apex of the heart
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The S4 heart sound can be heard
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During diastole
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An adult client visits the clinic and tells the nurse that she feels chest pain and pain down her left arm. The nurse should refer the client to a physician for possible ?
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Angina
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An adult client tells the nurse that his father died of a massive coronary attack at the age of 65 the nurse should explain to the client that one of the risk factors for coronary heart disease is
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High serum level of low density lipoproteins.
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When preparing to auscultate a clients carotid arteries the nurse should
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Ask the client to hold her breath.
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When assessing an older patient the nurse detects a bruit over the carotid artery the nurse explains to the patient that a bruit is
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Associated with occlusive arterial disease.
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If a patients jugular veins are fully extended what should the nurse do?
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Contact the physician because this is a sign of increased central venous pressure
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When palpating the apex left sternal border, and base in an adult client the nurse detects a thrill. The nurse should further assess the client for ?
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Cardiac murmur
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To auscultate Erb's point the nurse should place the stethoscope at the
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3rd to 5th intercostal space at the right sternal border.
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When a nurse detects an irregular patter the nurse should?
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refer the client to the physician
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When listening to a adolescents heart sounds the nurse detects an S3 sound at the beginning of the diastolic pause. What should the nurse do?
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This is a normal finding in adolescents.
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When assessing an adult pt the nurse detects opening snaps early in diastole during auscultation of the heart. The nurse should refer the client to a physician because this is a usually indicative of?
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Mitral valve stenosis
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When a nurse detects paradoxical pulses during assessment the nurse should explain to the patient that paradoxical pulse is and indicator of ?
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Obstructive lung disease
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When the heart rate speeds up and slows down during a cycle this is known as?
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Sinus arrhythmia
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The 4th heart sound S4 is a ?
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Low frequency sound best heard with the bell of the stethoscope.
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Area of auscultation located at the second ICS at the left sternal border
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Pulmonic
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Part of the stethoscope used to auscultate normal heart sounds
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Diaphragm
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Localized area of tissue necrosis caused by prolonged anoxia
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infarct
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Assessment technique most often associated with evaluation of the cardiovascular system
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Auscultation
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