Cardiovascular Assessment Questions with Complete Solutions Already Passed
Most common presenting s&s of abnormal cardiac manifestation - Answers chest pain, dyspnea,
peripheral edema, weight gain, fatigue, dizziness, syncope, changes in level of consciousness
Cardiovascular assessment auscultation - Answers -first heart sound (s1) heard best with stethoscope
diaphragm over mitral area
, -second heart sounds (s2) hear best with stethoscope diaphragm over aortic sea
-third hear sounds (s3) hear best with stethoscope bell over mitral area
-addition heart sound (s4) heard best with stethoscope with stethoscope bell
Edema scale - Answers 0 = none observed
+1 = minimal (<2mm)
+2 = depression 2-4mm
+3 = depression 5-8mm
+4 = depressions >8mm
Normal BP reading - Answers -based on 2 or more consecutive readings
<120 m Hg/ <80 mm Hg
Prehypertension - Answers 120-139 mm Hg/ 80-89 mm Hg
Hypertension Stage 1 - Answers 140-159 mm Hg/ 90-99 mm Hg
Hypertension Stage 2 - Answers greater or equal to 160 mm Hg/ greater r equal to 100 mm Hg
Identifying Heart Murmurs - Answers Murmurs are graded on a scale of 1- VI
Grade 1- barely audible
Grade II -Audible but quiet and soft
Grade III -Moderately loud without a trust or thrill
Grade IV- Loud with a thrill
Grade V - Very loud with a palpable thrill
Grade VI - Loud enough to be heard without a stethoscope
-Document your findings with VI as the denominator, e.g. a grade III murmur is documented as III/VI
Heart Murmurs: Mid systolic (Systolic ejection) - Answers -Harsh rough with medium to high pitch
-located Pulmonic and Aortic and supra-sternal notch
-caused by pulmonic or aortic stenosis
Heart Murmurs: Holosystolic (pansystolic) - Answers -harsh/blowing with high pitch
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