NR 304- Health Assessment II Final Exam Questions And Answers

NR 304- Health Assessment II Final Exam Questions And Answers palpation of radial pulse - ANS Palpate both pulses noting the rate, rhythm, elasticity of vessel wall and equal force grading pulse - ANS 3+ full bounding 2+ normal 1+ weak 0 absent brachial pulse - ANS palpate this pulse if you suspect arterial insufficiency modified Allen's test - ANS tests for ulnar arterial insufficiency by occluding both the radial and ulnar artery normal results: normal color of hand should reappear approximately 2-5 seconds abnormal results: pallor persists or a sluggish return to color suggest occlusion of the collateral arterial flow temporal artery - ANS palpated in front of the ear carotid artery - ANS palpated in the groove b/t the sternomastoid muscle and the trachea brachial artery - ANS major artery supplying the arm radial artery - ANS lies medial to the radius and wrist supplies blood to the hand ulnar artery - ANS lies lateral to the ulna. Deeper and often difficult to feel. Supplies blood to the hand femoral artery - ANS major artery in the leg. Palpated in the inguinal area popliteal artery - ANS artery in the knee. Located posterior to the patella. Divides into the anterior and posterial tibial artery anterior tibial - ANS travels down the front of the leg on to the dorsal of the foot becomes the dorsalis pedis. carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot posterior tibial - ANS travels down behind the med