Review Session for HESI 302.
GROUP REVIEW - Work together to develop the answers to these questions – then share the answers
with the whole group.
Define the following terms and describe common
findings Aneurysm
Arterial ulcers
Venous ulcers
Define Cardiac Output, Stroke Volume, Preload, Afterload and how these would be affected by
dehydration, renal failure, congestive heart failure, pulmonary lung damage (pulmonary hypertension)
What are normal respiratory findings (inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation)
Define abnormal respiratory findings and explain how the assessment would be different.
Concave thorax – pectus
excavatum Convex thorax – pectus
carinatum Pneumothorax
Pneumonia
Pleural effusion
, Define heaves and thrills, pericardial rub, and murmurs and when you might assess these.
Draw the heart and explain the location of the SA Node, the AV node, the purkinge fibers, bundle of his,
and the R and L bundle branches. Explain how the heart contracts by electrochemical changes.
What changes happen in the pregnant female that lead to dyspnea? To an S3? To syncope in 1st and 2nd
trimester? To varicose veins and stuffy nose?
What are 8 signs of increased work of breathing? What would you inspect? Auscultate? Palpate?
How do you perform the following tests and why are they used?
Tactile fremitus
percussion to posterior, anterior, and axillary portions of thorax
diaphragmatic excursion
nail bed color and clubbing
carotid bruit
GROUP REVIEW - Work together to develop the answers to these questions – then share the answers
with the whole group.
Define the following terms and describe common
findings Aneurysm
Arterial ulcers
Venous ulcers
Define Cardiac Output, Stroke Volume, Preload, Afterload and how these would be affected by
dehydration, renal failure, congestive heart failure, pulmonary lung damage (pulmonary hypertension)
What are normal respiratory findings (inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation)
Define abnormal respiratory findings and explain how the assessment would be different.
Concave thorax – pectus
excavatum Convex thorax – pectus
carinatum Pneumothorax
Pneumonia
Pleural effusion
, Define heaves and thrills, pericardial rub, and murmurs and when you might assess these.
Draw the heart and explain the location of the SA Node, the AV node, the purkinge fibers, bundle of his,
and the R and L bundle branches. Explain how the heart contracts by electrochemical changes.
What changes happen in the pregnant female that lead to dyspnea? To an S3? To syncope in 1st and 2nd
trimester? To varicose veins and stuffy nose?
What are 8 signs of increased work of breathing? What would you inspect? Auscultate? Palpate?
How do you perform the following tests and why are they used?
Tactile fremitus
percussion to posterior, anterior, and axillary portions of thorax
diaphragmatic excursion
nail bed color and clubbing
carotid bruit
