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168 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 168
What are signs and symptoms of phlebitis?
-Pain, warmth, and redness at IV site
-Vein feels hard and "cord-like"
-Slowed infusion rate
-Pain in the chest, shoulder, or back
-Dyspnea
-Hypotension
-Thready pulse
-Cyanosis
-Loss of consciousness
-Dyspnea/orthopnea
-Pulmonary edema and crackles
-Anxiety and mental status changes
-Bounding and increased pulse
-High blood pressure
-Peripheral edema
-Jugular vein distension
-Weight gain
-Decreased urine output
-Redness, warmth, and drainage at the IV site
-Fever
-Chills
-Malaise
-Elevated WBCs
,Term 2 of 168
What is bruit?
The sensation of a pulse felt in the abdomen
Sound of blood flow auscultated over carotid artery
A condition where blood clots form in the veins
A type of heart murmur detected during a physical exam
Term 3 of 168
What is global aphasia?
-Inability to produce or understand speech
-Patients may make sounds
-Composed of the heart and blood vessels
-Closed circuit with pulmonary and systemic circulation
-Dairy products
-Dark green vegetables
-Sardines, salmon, and oysters
-Tofu
Separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery
,Term 4 of 168
What is the S2 sound? Where is it auscultated?
-Amount of blood pumped by the heart each minute
-Calculated by multiplying heart rate and stroke volume
-Chronic, irreversible confusion
-Treat by reorienting patient to reality in early stages and facilitating conversations about
misperceptions in late stages
-Closure of pulmonic and aortic valves
-"Dub"
-Heard best at the base of the heart (location of aortic and pulmonic valves)
-Measure rate and quality of peripheral, carotid, and apical pulses
-Grade edema
-Assess tenderness or abnormal movement of the sternal region
Term 5 of 168
What is tachypnea? What is it caused by?
-Closure of mitral and tricuspid valves
-"Lub"
-Heard best at the apex of the heart (location of mitral and tricuspid valves)
-Breathing rate below 12 breaths per minute
-Caused by neurologic or electrolyte disturbances, opioid or barbiturate overdose, and
anesthesia
-Breathing rate above 20 breaths per minute
-Caused by trauma or injury, stress, pain, and respiratory, cardiac, and liver diseases
-Chronic, irreversible confusion
-Treat by reorienting patient to reality in early stages and facilitating conversations about
misperceptions in late stages
, Term 6 of 168
Why are hypertonic solutions given?
-Patient appears sedated
-Caused by sensory deprivation
-Treat by opening the door to patient's room or placing them by the nurses' station
-Pain in the chest, shoulder, or back
-Dyspnea
-Hypotension
-Thready pulse
-Cyanosis
-Loss of consciousness
-Breathing rate below 12 breaths per minute
-Caused by neurologic or electrolyte disturbances, opioid or barbiturate overdose, and
anesthesia
-To treat intravascular dehydration
-To treat interstitial and intracellular fluid overload
-To treat sepsis
168 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 168
What are signs and symptoms of phlebitis?
-Pain, warmth, and redness at IV site
-Vein feels hard and "cord-like"
-Slowed infusion rate
-Pain in the chest, shoulder, or back
-Dyspnea
-Hypotension
-Thready pulse
-Cyanosis
-Loss of consciousness
-Dyspnea/orthopnea
-Pulmonary edema and crackles
-Anxiety and mental status changes
-Bounding and increased pulse
-High blood pressure
-Peripheral edema
-Jugular vein distension
-Weight gain
-Decreased urine output
-Redness, warmth, and drainage at the IV site
-Fever
-Chills
-Malaise
-Elevated WBCs
,Term 2 of 168
What is bruit?
The sensation of a pulse felt in the abdomen
Sound of blood flow auscultated over carotid artery
A condition where blood clots form in the veins
A type of heart murmur detected during a physical exam
Term 3 of 168
What is global aphasia?
-Inability to produce or understand speech
-Patients may make sounds
-Composed of the heart and blood vessels
-Closed circuit with pulmonary and systemic circulation
-Dairy products
-Dark green vegetables
-Sardines, salmon, and oysters
-Tofu
Separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery
,Term 4 of 168
What is the S2 sound? Where is it auscultated?
-Amount of blood pumped by the heart each minute
-Calculated by multiplying heart rate and stroke volume
-Chronic, irreversible confusion
-Treat by reorienting patient to reality in early stages and facilitating conversations about
misperceptions in late stages
-Closure of pulmonic and aortic valves
-"Dub"
-Heard best at the base of the heart (location of aortic and pulmonic valves)
-Measure rate and quality of peripheral, carotid, and apical pulses
-Grade edema
-Assess tenderness or abnormal movement of the sternal region
Term 5 of 168
What is tachypnea? What is it caused by?
-Closure of mitral and tricuspid valves
-"Lub"
-Heard best at the apex of the heart (location of mitral and tricuspid valves)
-Breathing rate below 12 breaths per minute
-Caused by neurologic or electrolyte disturbances, opioid or barbiturate overdose, and
anesthesia
-Breathing rate above 20 breaths per minute
-Caused by trauma or injury, stress, pain, and respiratory, cardiac, and liver diseases
-Chronic, irreversible confusion
-Treat by reorienting patient to reality in early stages and facilitating conversations about
misperceptions in late stages
, Term 6 of 168
Why are hypertonic solutions given?
-Patient appears sedated
-Caused by sensory deprivation
-Treat by opening the door to patient's room or placing them by the nurses' station
-Pain in the chest, shoulder, or back
-Dyspnea
-Hypotension
-Thready pulse
-Cyanosis
-Loss of consciousness
-Breathing rate below 12 breaths per minute
-Caused by neurologic or electrolyte disturbances, opioid or barbiturate overdose, and
anesthesia
-To treat intravascular dehydration
-To treat interstitial and intracellular fluid overload
-To treat sepsis
