NURS607 Physical Assessment Exam 1
Innocent Murmur (Still's Murmur) - correct answers common murmur found in infants and
children; no structural defects in the heart or vessels
What does OLDCARTS stand for? - correct answers Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating and Alleviating Factors
Radiation
Timing
Setting
List all 12 cranial nerves in order - correct answers Olfactory (I)
Optic (II)
Oculomotor (III)
Trochlear (IV)
Trigeminal (V)
Abducens (VI)
Facial (VII)
Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Vagus (X)
Accessory (XI)
Hypoglossal (XII)
List the 7 attributes of a symptom - correct answers Location
Quality
Quantity/Severity
, Timing
Setting
Aggravating/Relieving Factors
Associated Manifestations
Where is the point of maximal impulse (PMI)? - correct answers 5th intercostal space, left mid-
clavicular line; apex of the heart
Venous Hum - correct answers benign, soft, hollow, continuous; louder in diastole, below the
right clavicle; best heard in the sitting position and with the bell of the stethoscope
Description of Aortic Stenosis - correct answers Loud blowing sounds
Description of Mitral Stenosis - correct answers Low rumbling sound
Descriptions of Aortic Regurgitation - correct answers s oft, swishy sound
Description of Mitral Regurgitation - correct answers Loud, swishy sound
Grade 1 Murmur - correct answers Very faint, heard only after listener has "tuned in"; may not
be heard in all positions
Grade 2 Murmur - correct answers Quiet, but heard immediately after placing the stethoscope
on the chest
Grade 3 Murmur - correct answers moderately loud
Grade 4 Mumur - correct answers loud with a palpable thrill
Grade 5 Murmur - correct answers Very loud, with thrill. May be heard when the stethoscope is
partly off the chest
Grade 6 Murmur - correct answers Very loud, with thrill. May be heard with stethoscope
entirely off the chest
Benign Positional Vertigo - correct answers s udden, episode of dizziness and a sensation of
spinning with certain head movements; often when rolling to affected side or tilting head up
vestibular neuritis - correct answers inflammation of the vestibular nerve, can produce nausea
and vomiting
acute labyrinthitis - correct answers acute viral infection of the labyrinth, producing extreme
vertigo, nausea and vomiting
Meniere's disease - correct answers disease of inner ear causing vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing
loss
Innocent Murmur (Still's Murmur) - correct answers common murmur found in infants and
children; no structural defects in the heart or vessels
What does OLDCARTS stand for? - correct answers Onset
Location
Duration
Characteristics
Aggravating and Alleviating Factors
Radiation
Timing
Setting
List all 12 cranial nerves in order - correct answers Olfactory (I)
Optic (II)
Oculomotor (III)
Trochlear (IV)
Trigeminal (V)
Abducens (VI)
Facial (VII)
Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Vagus (X)
Accessory (XI)
Hypoglossal (XII)
List the 7 attributes of a symptom - correct answers Location
Quality
Quantity/Severity
, Timing
Setting
Aggravating/Relieving Factors
Associated Manifestations
Where is the point of maximal impulse (PMI)? - correct answers 5th intercostal space, left mid-
clavicular line; apex of the heart
Venous Hum - correct answers benign, soft, hollow, continuous; louder in diastole, below the
right clavicle; best heard in the sitting position and with the bell of the stethoscope
Description of Aortic Stenosis - correct answers Loud blowing sounds
Description of Mitral Stenosis - correct answers Low rumbling sound
Descriptions of Aortic Regurgitation - correct answers s oft, swishy sound
Description of Mitral Regurgitation - correct answers Loud, swishy sound
Grade 1 Murmur - correct answers Very faint, heard only after listener has "tuned in"; may not
be heard in all positions
Grade 2 Murmur - correct answers Quiet, but heard immediately after placing the stethoscope
on the chest
Grade 3 Murmur - correct answers moderately loud
Grade 4 Mumur - correct answers loud with a palpable thrill
Grade 5 Murmur - correct answers Very loud, with thrill. May be heard when the stethoscope is
partly off the chest
Grade 6 Murmur - correct answers Very loud, with thrill. May be heard with stethoscope
entirely off the chest
Benign Positional Vertigo - correct answers s udden, episode of dizziness and a sensation of
spinning with certain head movements; often when rolling to affected side or tilting head up
vestibular neuritis - correct answers inflammation of the vestibular nerve, can produce nausea
and vomiting
acute labyrinthitis - correct answers acute viral infection of the labyrinth, producing extreme
vertigo, nausea and vomiting
Meniere's disease - correct answers disease of inner ear causing vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing
loss
