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CPN Cardiovascular Questions AndAnswers With Verified Solutions 100%
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Specific questions related to the patient's current symptoms are key to what? -
ANSWER✔✔ an accurate diagnosis
Murmurs are quite common when? - ANSWER✔✔ In infancy
What is a non typical sign that could be an indication of heart disease? -
ANSWER✔✔ Slowed growth
The components of the cardiovascular physical exam include: - ANSWER✔✔ Vital
signs
Inspection
Palpation
Auscultation
Auscultate the heart rate for how long? - ANSWER✔✔ One full minute
How to you obtain an accurate respiratory rate? - ANSWER✔✔ counting
respirations for a full minute by either visualization or auscultation is still the best
method
How should blood pressure be taken when assessing a child for cardiovascular
disease? - ANSWER✔✔ In all four extremities using the proper size cuff
, What does the inspection component of the cardiovascular physical assessment
include? - ANSWER✔✔ -Body Position
-Chest (Observe for symmetrical movement during breathing)
-Extremities (look for clubbing)
-Neck vessels (Observe for excessive bulging or pulsations)
-Respiratory effort
-Skin color
-Edema
Squatting (or knees to the chest in the infant) is a compensatory mechanism seen
in the infant or child with what type of heart defect? - ANSWER✔✔ tetralogy of
Fallot
-this position increases pulmonary blood flow during a Tet (hypoxic) spell
Clubbing on nail beds is a sign of what? - ANSWER✔✔ chronic hypoxia
What is the easiest pulse to palpate on children under 2? - ANSWER✔✔ Brachial
-Palpate medially in the upper arm, pressing against the humerus
What is the best pulse to palpate in children over 2? - ANSWER✔✔ Radial
What is considered a normal capillary refill time (CRT)? - ANSWER✔✔ 2 seconds
A "flash" or very rapid CRT (i.e., less than two seconds) is also an abnormal finding
that can indicate what? - ANSWER✔✔ Sepsis/septic shock
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