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NR304 Final Exam Review GRADED A II II II II II1. Allen Test: a test performed to assess the patency of the
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collateraof the hands
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2. aneurysm: defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to I I I I II I I I I II I I II II I I I I
atherosclerosis,trauma, or congenital defect
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3. Arrythmia: Abnormal heart rhythm I II II
4. Artherosclerosis:thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls I II II II II II II II II
5. Atherosclerosis:plaques of fatty deposits formed in the inner layer (intima) ofthe I II II II II II II II II II II I
arteries
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6. Bradycardia:abnormally slow heartbeat less than 50 bpm I II II II II II II
7. bruit:blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an arteryis
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partially occluded
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8. cyanosis:dusky blue mottling of the skin and mucous membranes due I II II II II II II II II II
toexcessive amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood
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9. Diastole:the heart's filling phase I II II II
10. ischemia: deficiency of arterial blood to a body part due to constriction II II II II II II II II II II II
orobstruction of a blood vessel
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11. lymph nodes:small oval clumps of lymphatic tissue located at grouped inter-vals
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along lymphatic vessels
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12. lymphedema:swelling of extremity due to obstructed lymph channel, nonpit- I II II II II II II II II
ting
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13. pittingedema:indentationleftafterexaminerdepressestheskinoverswollenede
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matous tissue II
14. profile sign:viewing the finger from the side to detect early clubbing
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15. pulse: pressure wave created by each heartbeat, palpable at body sites
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wherethe artery lies close to the skin and over a bone
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16. Pulsus alternans:regular rhythm, but force of pulse varies with II I II II II II II II II
alternatingbeats of large and small amplitude
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17. Pulsusbigeminus: I
irregularrhythm;everyotherbeatispremature;prematurebeats have weakened
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amplitude
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18. pulsus paradoxus:beats have weaker amplitude with respiratoryI I II II II II II
inspiration,stronger with expiration
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19. Systole:the heart's pumping phase
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