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NURS 347 Exam 4 with completeh h h h h
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Which hstatement his htrue hregarding hthe harterial hsystem?
a. hArteries hare hlarge-diameter hvessels.
b. hThe harterial hsystem his ha hhigh-pressure hsystem.
c. hThe hwalls hof harteries hare hthinner hthan hthose hof hthe hveins.
d. hArteries hcan hgreatly hexpand hto haccommodate ha hlarge hblood hvolume
hincrease. h- hANSWER✓✓-B
The hpumping hheart hmakes hthe harterial hsystem ha hhigh-pressure hsystem.
The hnurse his hreviewing hthe hblood hsupply hto hthe harm. hThe hmajor hartery
hsupplying hthe harm his hthe h_____ hartery.
a. hUlnar
b. hRadial
c. hBrachial
d. hDeep hpalmar h- hANSWER✓✓-C
The hmajor hartery hsupplying hthe harm his hthe hbrachial hartery. hThe hbrachial
hartery hbifurcates hinto hthe hulnar hand hradial harteries himmediately hbelow hthe
helbow. hIn hthe hhand, hthe hulnar hand hradial harteries hform htwo harches hknown
has hthe hsuperficial hand hdeep hpalmar harches.
The hnurse his hpreparing hto hassess hthe hdorsalis hpedis hartery. hWhere his hthe
hcorrect hlocation hfor hpalpation?
a. hBehind hthe hknee
b. hOver hthe hlateral hmalleolus
c. hIn hthe hgroove hbehind hthe hmedial hmalleolus
,d. hLateral hto hthe hextensor htendon hof hthe hgreat htoe h- hANSWER✓✓-D
The hdorsalis hpedis hartery his hlocated hon hthe hdorsum hof hthe hfoot. hThe hnurse
hshould hpalpate hjust hlateral hto hand hparallel hwith hthe hextensor htendon hof
hthe hbig htoe. hThe hpopliteal hartery his hpalpated hbehind hthe hknee. hThe
hposterior htibial hpulse his hpalpated hin hthe hgroove hbetween hthe hmalleolus
hand hthe hAchilles htendon. hNo hpulse his hpalpated hat hthe hlateral hmalleolus.
A h65-year-old hpatient his hexperiencing hpain hin hhis hleft hcalf hwhen hhe
hexercises hthat hdisappears hafter hresting hfor ha hfew hminutes. hThe hnurse
hrecognizes hthat hthis hdescription his hmost hconsistent hwith h_______ hthe hleft
hleg.
a. hVenous hobstruction hof
b. hClaudication hdue hto hvenous habnormalities hin
c. hIschemia hcaused hby ha hpartial hblockage hof han hartery hsupplying
d. hIschemia hcaused hby hthe hcomplete hblockage hof han hartery hsupplying h-
hANSWER✓✓-C
Ischemia his ha hdeficient hsupply hof hoxygenated harterial hblood hto ha htissue. hA
hpartial hblockage hcreates han hinsufficient hsupply, hand hthe hischemia hmay hbe
happarent honly hduring hexercise hwhen hoxygen hneeds hincrease.
The hnurse his hreviewing hvenous hblood hflow hpatterns. hWhich hof hthese
hstatements hbest hdescribes hthe hmechanism(s) hby hwhich hvenous hblood
hreturns hto hthe hheart?
a. hIntraluminal hvalves hensure hunidirectional hflow htoward hthe hheart.
b. hContracting hskeletal hmuscles hmilk hblood hdistally htoward hthe hveins.
c. hHigh-pressure hsystem hof hthe hheart hhelps hfacilitate hvenous hreturn.
d. hIncreased hthoracic hpressure hand hdecreased habdominal hpressure hfacilitate
hvenous hreturn hto hthe hheart. h- hANSWER✓✓-A
Blood hmoves hthrough hthe hveins hby h(1) hcontracting hskeletal hmuscles hthat
hproximally hmilk hthe hblood; h(2) hpressure hgradients hcaused hby hbreathing,
hduring hwhich hinspiration hmakes hthe hthoracic hpressure hdecrease hand hthe
habdominal hpressure hincrease; hand h(3) hthe hintraluminal hvalves, hwhich
hensure hunidirectional hflow htoward hthe hheart.
Which hvein(s) his(are) hresponsible hfor hmost hof hthe hvenous hreturn hin hthe
harm?
a. hDeep
, b. hUlnar
c. hSubclavian
d. hSuperficial h- hANSWER✓✓-D
The hsuperficial hveins hof hthe harms hare hin hthe hsubcutaneous htissue hand hare
hresponsible hfor hmost hof hthe hvenous hreturn.
A h70-year-old hpatient his hscheduled hfor hopen-heart hsurgery. hThe hsurgeon
hplans hto huse hthe hgreat hsaphenous hvein hfor hthe hcoronary hbypass hgrafts.
hThe hpatient hasks, h"What hhappens hto hmy hcirculation hwhen hthis hvein his
hremoved?" hThe hnurse hshould hreply:
a. h"Venous hinsufficiency his ha hcommon hproblem hafter hthis htype hof hsurgery."
b. h"Oh, hyou hhave hlots hof hveins—you hwon't heven hnotice hthat hit hhas hbeen
hremoved."
c. h"You hwill hprobably hexperience hdecreased hcirculation hafter hthe hvein his
hremoved."
d. h"This hvein hcan hbe hremoved hwithout hharming hyour hcirculation hbecause
hthe hdeeper hveins hin hyour hleg hare hin hgood hcondition." h- hANSWER✓✓-D
As hlong has hthe hfemoral hand hpopliteal hveins hremain hintact, hthe hsuperficial
hveins hcan hbe hexcised hwithout hharming hcirculation. hThe hother hresponses
hare hnot hcorrect.
The hnurse his hreviewing hthe hrisk hfactors hfor hvenous hdisease. hWhich hof
hthese hsituations hbest hdescribes ha hperson hat hhighest hrisk hfor hthe
hdevelopment hof hvenous hdisease?
a. hWoman hin hher hsecond hmonth hof hpregnancy
b. hPerson hwho hhas hbeen hon hbed hrest hfor h4 hdays
c. hPerson hwith ha h30-year, h1 hpack hper hday hsmoking hhabit
d. hOlder hadult htaking hanticoagulant hmedication h- hANSWER✓✓-B
People hwho hundergo hprolonged hstanding, hsitting, hor hbed hrest hare hat hrisk
hfor hvenous hdisease. hHypercoagulable h(not hanticoagulated) hstates hand hvein-
wall htrauma halso hplace hthe hperson hat hrisk hfor hvenous hdisease. hObesity hand
hthe hlate hmonths hof hpregnancy hare halso hrisk hfactors
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