Loudest low in the neck - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Myocardium - heart muscle that surrounds ventricles and atrium Atria are thinner as they need to pump less strong pericardium - external layer that protects heart from injury/infection endocardium - 3 layered membrane that lines heart chambers blockage of coronary arteries can lead to - heart attack or stroke heart failure - increased pressure of cardiac overload -pulm congestion -inc amount of blood in pulm capillaries Left sided heart failure - dyspnea/SOB, pulmonary edema ...

NURS 487 Midterm #1 Exam Questions With Correct Answers Inspect, palpate, auscultate, percuss, smell - answerIPAP-S Jugular vein distention (JVD) - answer- increased right side heart pressure Cardiovascular objective assessment - answer- IPAP-S - neck vessels - blood pressure - pulse - precordium (heart sounds) Pallor - answer- grey/white appearance Cyanosis - answer- blue - lack of oxygen Mottling - answer- sign of poor perfusion Clubbing - answer- sign of chronic hypoximia Splint...

NR 507 Cardiovascular Latest Update with Verified Solutions Cardiovascular disorders Cardiovascular disorders are prevalent in primary care. Many of the disorders develop over several years, due to the risk factors to which individuals have been exposed. For each disorder covered in this unit, a discussion of risk factors will be included. For the concepts covered below, clinical application of each disease will be provided so that students can understand the importance of pathophysiology in dia...

The nurse is caring for a patient with acute inferior wall MI, post-coronary artery stent deployment. For optimal care of the patient, the nurse should: a) administer an analgesic for acute back pain b) Apply pressure dressing to groin c) Continuously monitor the patient in lead II d) Maintain the patient in a supine position Answer: C It is best practice to continuously monitor the patient status post PCI with stent, in the lead that was most abnormal during the acute occlusion. Lead II w...

PA MIDTERM Kim Hein 1. The nurse is performing a comprehensive skin assessment. Which of the following pieces of equipment is appropriate to use during the skin assessment? (2 Points) doppler Wo od's lamp Reflex hammer Goniometer 2. Which of the following is an expected finding in a healthy client on assessment of Stensen's ducts? (2 Points) red glow is present midline and symmetric saliva is present redness is present 3. Which of the following signs or symptoms does the nurse recognize in a c...

Complete Test Bank Physical Examination and Health Assessment CANADIAN 3rd Edition Jarvis Questions & Answers with rationales (Chapter 1-31) List the sequence for assessing the nodes of the neck (6) - ANS-1. Occipital nodes ar the base of the skull 2. Postauricular nodes over the mastoid 3. Preauricular nodes at the base of the skull 4. Retropharyngeal nodes at the angle of the mandible 5. Submandibular nodes 6. Submental nodes Identify the key landmarks of the chest. (6) - A...

FNP Pediatric Exam Test Bank; 2022. The concept of health promotion consists of efforts to prevent rather than to cure disease or disability. This description best describes: a. tertiary prevention b. secondary prevention c. primary prevention d. morbidity prevention Standards for well child care and health promotion are set forth by the: a. Task Force on Preventative Services, US Department of Health and Human services b. American Academy of Family Physicians c. American Academy o...

Maryville NURS 620 Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers 2023/2024 (Verified). Risk factors for hypertension correct answers 1. age & sex- women older than 55 & men older than 45 2.Obesity 3.Excessive dietary intake of salt ette smoking ic alcohol consumption 6.Family history of high blood pressure and/or cardiovascular disease 7.African American race 8.Stress 9.Sedentary lifestyle Blood pressure goals for JNC8 correct answers Healthy patients over 60 years of age is okay if it is bel...

CARE OF PATIENT WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND CARDIAC SURGERY EXAMCARE OF PATIENT WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND CARDIAC SURGERY EXAM Q1. A 55-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 4-week history of exertional chest pain, radiating to the left arm and associated with breathlessness, sweating and clamminess. His symptoms were initially infrequent, but over the preceding week he reported them almost every day on mild exertion. He denied any episodes of chest pain a...

ADULT VENT RATE AND VOLUME 10-12 PER MINUTE EACH DELIVERED OVER 1 SECOND ALPHA RECEPTORS LOCATED IN ARTERIES, stimulated by epinephrine or norepinephrine, the arteries constrict, increases the BP and the blood flow returning to the heart. Block these alpha-receptors and the arteries dilate. Thus an alpha-blocker medication causes vasodilation and can be used to treat hypertension. COMPLICATIONS WITH TRACHEOSTOMY Bleeding Air trapped around the lungs (pneumothorax) Air trapped in t...