HEALTH ASSESSMENT NUR 2204 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED

HEALTH ASSESSMENT NUR 2204 FINAL EXAM

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE

SOLUTIONS VERIFIED


tricuspid and mitral

atrioventricular valves

aortic and pulmonic

semilunar valves

S2

heart sound created by the closure of the aortic and pulmonic vavles

S1

heart sound created by the closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves

bradycardia

slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)

tachycardia

fast heart rate (more than 100 bpm)

pulse deficit

when the radial pulse is slower than the apical pulse

orthostatic bp

BP checked sitting and lying and standing

orthostatic hypotension

, sudden drop in blood pressure when you stand from a seated or prone postion

aortic

this valve is heard best at the 2nd ICS on the right sternal border

tricuspid

this valve is heard best from the 4th ICS on the left sternal border

mitral

this valve is heard best in the 5th ICS on the midclavicular line

pulmonic

this valve is best hear in the 2nd ICS on the left sternal border

point of maximal pulse

PMI

bell

part of the stethescope used for hearing lower pitch sounds like murmurs

+2

normal strength for pulses

+4

strength rating of bounding pulse

allen test

test involving occluding the radial artery and then observing hand color and then

occluding the ulnar circulation and observing hand color

peripheral arterial disease

condition resulting in PALE legs, PALPABLE COOL temperature, PAIN,

PARESTHESIAS, PARESIS (weakness of leg), and less hair growth