Cardiovascular assessment FNP review Questions
and Correct Answers, Updated 2024.
Which of the following symptoms would necessitate the need for further
evaulation in the newborn?
dusky cyanotic when crying
by placing the ball of the examiner's hand firmly onthe chest, the examiner would
be checking for:
thrills
in older adults, the presence of heart sound S4 suggests
hypertension
in order to assess for varicosities in the lower extremities, position the patient
standing
A patient presents with chest pain that radiated to the left side of the neck and
down the left arm when he chops wood. This type of pain could be suggestive of
angina pectoris
Widen pulse pressure is defined as systolic blood pressure
minus diastolic blood pressure
The great saphenous vein enters the deep venous system by the way of the
femoral vein
When assessing the heart rate of healthy 13-month child, which one of the
following sites is the most appropriate for this child?
apical pulse between the 3rd and 4th intercostal space in the left midclavicular line
a patient complains of a tight, bursting pain in the calf that increases with
walking. Elevation of the leg sometimes relieves the pain. These symptoms may
be consistent with
deep venous thrombosis
a widen pulse pressure greater than or equal to 60 in an older patient is a risk
factor for cardiovasulcar disease, stroke, and
renal disease
A bruit heard in the epigastric area with both systolic and diastolic components is
suggestive of
renal artery stenosis
presence of a heart murmer in a child would be considered organic if the child
was a 2-year old with a congential heart defect
a male patient states that he has difficulty breathing when he is lying down but
when he sits up, it improves. This is a classic description of
orthopnea
A sudden, tearing, sharp pain that begins in the chest and radiates to the back or
into the neck is usually associated with:
an aortic dissection
a condition that presents with symptomatic limb ischemia upon exertion is
termed
atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease
and Correct Answers, Updated 2024.
Which of the following symptoms would necessitate the need for further
evaulation in the newborn?
dusky cyanotic when crying
by placing the ball of the examiner's hand firmly onthe chest, the examiner would
be checking for:
thrills
in older adults, the presence of heart sound S4 suggests
hypertension
in order to assess for varicosities in the lower extremities, position the patient
standing
A patient presents with chest pain that radiated to the left side of the neck and
down the left arm when he chops wood. This type of pain could be suggestive of
angina pectoris
Widen pulse pressure is defined as systolic blood pressure
minus diastolic blood pressure
The great saphenous vein enters the deep venous system by the way of the
femoral vein
When assessing the heart rate of healthy 13-month child, which one of the
following sites is the most appropriate for this child?
apical pulse between the 3rd and 4th intercostal space in the left midclavicular line
a patient complains of a tight, bursting pain in the calf that increases with
walking. Elevation of the leg sometimes relieves the pain. These symptoms may
be consistent with
deep venous thrombosis
a widen pulse pressure greater than or equal to 60 in an older patient is a risk
factor for cardiovasulcar disease, stroke, and
renal disease
A bruit heard in the epigastric area with both systolic and diastolic components is
suggestive of
renal artery stenosis
presence of a heart murmer in a child would be considered organic if the child
was a 2-year old with a congential heart defect
a male patient states that he has difficulty breathing when he is lying down but
when he sits up, it improves. This is a classic description of
orthopnea
A sudden, tearing, sharp pain that begins in the chest and radiates to the back or
into the neck is usually associated with:
an aortic dissection
a condition that presents with symptomatic limb ischemia upon exertion is
termed
atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease
