HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED 2024

HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED 2024 Metabolic acidosis - answerlow pH, low HCO3 Diarrhea Symptoms: kussmaul respirations metabolic alkalosis - answerhigh pH, high HCO3 Prolonged vomiting Symptoms: mostly neurologic Respiratory acidosis - answerlow pH, high CO2 hypoventilation Respiratory alkalosis - answerhigh pH, low CO2 Hyperventilation Aspirin overdose S1 - answerSound caused by turbulence created when the mitral and tricuspid valve close Heard best at the apex S2 - answerClosure of the semilunar (aortic and pulmonary valves) Heard best at base Aortic - answerright 2nd intercostal space Pulmonic - answerleft 2nd intercostal space Tricuspid - answerLower left sternal border 4th intercostal space Erbs point - answerleft 3rd intercostal space Mitral - answerleft 5th intercostal, medial to midclavicular line APTEM - answerAortic Pulmonic Tricuspid Erbs point Mitral S3 - answeroccurs just after S2 when the mitral valves open, allowing passive filling of the left ventricle Only heard with the bell and best at the apex Normal finding in young people and athletes Older individuals indicates the presence of congestive heart failure S4 - answeroccurs just before S1 Can be an important sign of diastolic heart failure or active ischemia Best heard at the apex with the bell Hypervolemia - answerfluid overload, is the medical condition where there is too much fluid in the blood Bruit - answeraudible vascular sound associated with turbulent blood flow Thrill - answervibratory sensation felt on the skin overlying an area of turbulence and indicates a loud heart murmur usually caused by an incompetent heart valve Sinus rhythm - answerP, QRS, and T wave atrial fibriliation - answerIrregular and often rapid heart rate that occurs when the two upper chambers of your heart experience chaotic electrical signals ventricular fibrillation - answerHeart rhythm problem that occurs when the heart beats with rapid, erratic electrical impulses Ventricular tachycardia - answera very rapid heartbeat that begins within the ventricles 3 or more heartbeats in a row, as a rate of more than 100 beats a minute Ortolani test - answerTo detect hip dislocation or subluxation positive sign is noted if the hip is dislocated by a characteristic "clunk" that is felt as the femoral head slides over the posterior rim Romberg test - answerTest of the body's sense of positioning, which requires healthy functioning or the dorsal columns Positive = when the patient sways and loses balance with eyes closed Negative = a stable, well-balancing patient with their eyes either open or closed Allen Test - answerUse to find out if the blood flow to your hand is normal Positive = the hand flushes within 5-15 seconds, it indicates that the ulnar artery has good blood flow; normal Negative = the hand does not flush within 5-15 seconds. Indicates that ulnar circulation is inadequate or nonexistent Babinski reflex - answeroccurs after the sole of the foot has been firmly stroked. The big toe then moves upward or toward the top surface of the foot. The other toes fan out. Present or absent Tactile fremitus - answerpalpable vibration Which is used as an indirect measure of the amount of air and density of tissue present within the lungs Tympany - answerA loud, high-pitched, dr