NRSG 312: Heart And Neck
Vessels Questions And Answers
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Define orthopnea ANS✔✔ difficulty breathing with position
Why would we ask for dyspnea when assessing the cardiovascular system? ANS✔✔ determining
reason for chest pain
What are some personal habit cardiac risk factors? ANS✔✔ nutrition, smoking, alcohol, exercise,
drugs
What is hepatojugular reflux? ANS✔✔ press down on liver veins, causes JVD because heart can't
handle it
External jugular veins are ___, which means that you can see it with ___ ANS✔✔ positional,
proper positioning
Carotid artery veins are ___, which means you can see it ___ ANS✔✔ not positional, always
pulsing
These are the areas of auscultation of the carotid artery ANS✔✔ angle of jaw, mid cervical area,
base of neck
Define a bruit ANS✔✔ occlusion, swishing sound
When palpating the precordium, you should use ___ ANS✔✔ palms
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