Precordium - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 210: CV AssessmentThe __________ is the area of the chest over the heart. - correct answer precordium The heart is located behind the __________ from the 3rd-5th ribs. - correct answer sternum Describe the location of the heart... - correct answer To the left of midline between the lungs and above the diaphragm The base is located at the __________ of the heart. - correct answer top The apex is located at the __________ of the heart. In terms of pulsation, what is this point cal...

1. While auscultating the client's heart at the third intercostal space and on the left sternal border, the nurse notes a high-pitched, scratchy sound that increases with exhalation with the client leaning forward. The nurse should document which of the following? A) Pericardial friction rub B) Midsystolic click C) Summation gallop D) Aortic ejection click - Answer A) Pericardial friction rub The anterior chest area that overlies the heart and great vessels - Answer precordium 2...

The nurse performs an admission assessment on an adult client admitted through the ED with a myocardial infarction. The nurse charts "Swooshing sound heard over right carotid artery." How should this documentation be corrected? a) Does not need to be corrected b) "Murmur heard over right carotid artery" c) "Split sound auscultated over right carotid artery" d) "Right carotid bruit auscultated" - ANSWERCorrect response: "Right carotid bruit auscultated" ...

Aquifer Peds Questions & Answers Verified 100% Correct!! What is your assessment of Tyler's feeding? Choose the single best answer. The feeding history suggests a problem with Tyler's ability to feed adequately. What would you tell the mother now, in answer to her question? Choose the single best answer. I am concerned that Tyler's feedings do not seem to be going well. Can I ask you a few more questions about Tyler to help us find out if there is a problem? Based on the history, it so...

52 yo man - 6 hrs after onset of severe, epigastric abd pain > began at cocktail party > was there for 4 hrs - 3 martinis, lot of food PMHx: HLD (statin) 100.4F 104/min 150/92 mmHg PE: diffuse tenderness over upper quadrants BL - esp epigastrium; no guarding/rebound labs: WBC WNL, BR 3 (direct 2.4), alk phos 210, AST 325, ALT 360, amylase 1200, lipase 600 most likely cause of symptoms? - ANSWER-common bile duct obstruction choledocholithiasis = stone in CBD lipase high so th...

Inspect, palpate, auscultate, percuss, smell : IPAP-S Jugular vein distention (JVD) : - increased right side heart pressure Cardiovascular objective assessment : - IPAP-S - neck vessels - blood pressure - pulse - precordium (heart sounds) Pallor : - grey/white appearance Cyanosis : - blue - lack of oxygen Mottling 2 | P a g e : - sign of poor perfusion Clubbing : - sign of chronic hypoximia Splinter hemorrhages : - sign of infective endocarditis Heave or lift : - sustains...

Aquifer Peds Questions & Answers Verified 100% Correct!! What is your assessment of Tyler's feeding? Choose the single best answer. The feeding history suggests a problem with Tyler's ability to feed adequately. What would you tell the mother now, in answer to her question? Choose the single best answer. I am concerned that Tyler's feedings do not seem to be going well. Can I ask you a few more questions about Tyler to help us find out if there is a problem? Based on the history, it so...

Inspect, palpate, auscultate, percuss, smell : IPAP-S Jugular vein distention (JVD) : - increased right side heart pressure Cardiovascular objective assessment : - IPAP-S - neck vessels - blood pressure - pulse - precordium (heart sounds) Pallor : - grey/white appearance Cyanosis : - blue - lack of oxygen Mottling 2 | P a g e : - sign of poor perfusion Clubbing : - sign of chronic hypoximia Splinter hemorrhages : - sign of infective endocarditis Heave or lift : - sustains...

NURS 142 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A In what shape do you palpate and auscultate the lungs? - ...ANSWER a Z shape (same lung and side to side) How does blood flow through the heart starting at the superior vena cava? - ...ANSWER right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary arteries, lungs, pulmonary veins, left atrium, mitral valve, le...

Systole correct answer: Ventricles contract, ejecting blood from the heart Diastole correct answer: Ventricles relax, blood fills the heart Preload correct answer: Volume of blood in the right atrium at the end of diastole Afterload correct answer: Amount of pressure in the arteries and arterioles Stroke volume correct answer: How much blood is ejected with each heart beat Cardiac output correct answer: How much blood is ejected from the left ventricle each minute Base of...