Apical impulse - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MED CHALLENGER WEEK 9 NURS629 LATEST ANSWERED 1.An 8-year-old boy has recent symptoms of dyspnea and dizziness. His examination findings show an overactive precordial impulse and an apical-blowing murmur. Two months later, he experiences sudden death during an episode of strenuous play. What is the most likely etiology of his symptoms and death? 2.A young child is diagnosed with Kawasaki disease. He is immediately started on high-dose aspirin and intravenous gammaglobulin. The goal of the...

HESI 1 - V1 and V2 REVIEW - Health Assessment 1 Already Passed The nurse is performing a thoracic assessment on a client with chronic asthma and hyperinflation of the lungs. Which finding should be expected for this client? Barrel chest The nurse is assessing bowel sounds for a hospitalized client. The nurse has heard bowel sounds in the right upper quadrant. What action should the nurse take next? Note the character and frequency of bowel sounds During inspection of a client's mouth and pha...

Med Surge Midterm / MedSurg nursing midterm study guide EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ F.A.S.T. - CORRECT ANSWER-Facial drooping, arm weakness, speech, time I.P.P.A. - CORRECT ANSWER-Inspect, Palpate, Percuss, Auscultate S.P.L.A.T.T. - CORRECT ANSWER-Symptoms, Previous Falls, Location of fall, Activity at time of fall, Time of Fall, Trauma P.M.I. - CORRECT ANSWER-point of maximal impulse/impact (apical pulse) ...

A brief early to middiastolic impulse represents a palpable? - S3 A difference between these levels constitutes a paradoxical pulse? - >= 10mm Hg to 12 mm Hg a large pericardial effusion may make the apical impulse? - Undetectable A medium pitched, grade 2/4, blowing decrescendo diastolic murmur, best heard in the fourth left intercostal space with radiation to the Apex may indicate? - Aortic Regurgitation A middiastolic murmur and PreSystolic murmur would reflect? - Turbulent flow acros...

AP Biology Final Exam Review with Complete Solutions acquired immunity immunity that the body develops after it overcomes a disease, or through inoculation (such as vaccination) acrosomal reaction the discharge of hydrolytic enzymes from the acrosome, when the sperm contacts an egg action potential a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon; the action potential is generated by the movement of positively charged atoms in and out of channels in the axon...

Exam 2: NSG500/ NSG 500 (New 2024/ 2025) Advanced Health Assessment |Complete Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A QUESTION What is the difference between S1 and S2? Answer: S2 is shorter than S1 and has a higher pitch QUESTION What does S3 indicate? Answer: o Is not normal, it is adventitious o Is an early sign of heart failure QUESTION S1 heart sound Answer: closure of mitral and tricuspid closure, beginning of...

Exam 3: NUR 3219C (Latest Update) Adult Acute Conditions | Exam Prep Questions and Verified Answers- Grade A -100% Correct Q: The part of the vascular system responsible for hemostasis is the a. thin capillary vessels. b. endothelial layer of the arteries. c. elastic middle layer of the veins. d. smooth muscle of the arterial wall. Answer: b. endothelial layer of the arteries. Q: When a person's blood pressure rises, the homeostatic mechanism to compensate for an elevat...

Rasmussen Health Assessment Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed The precordium is: a. A synonym for the mediastinum b. The area on the chest where the apical impulse is felt c. The area on the anterior chest overlying the heart and great vessels d. A synonym for the area where the superior and inferior venae cavae return unoxygenated venous blood to the right side of the heart c. The area on the anterior chest overlying the heart and great vessels Select th...

After reviewing an electrocardiogram, the nurse determines that an electrical impulse originated in a patient's sinoatrial node. What did the nurse see on this tracing? 1. An upright T wave 2. An inverted T wave 3. A positive P wave before a QRS complex 4. A negative P wave before a QRS complex Page: 437 - Answer ANS: 3 Feedback 1 This wave does not indicate that the electrical impulse originated in the sinoatrial (SA) node. 2 This wave does not indicate that the electrical impul...

When performing a complete, head-to-toe physical examination, which physical-assessment technique should you perform first? A brief thump felt near the fourth or fifth intercostal space near the left midclavicular line This is where you would inspect and palpate for the point of maximal impulse. Also called an apical pulsation, it occurs as the apex of the heart bumps against the chest wall with each heartbeat. The apical impulse is not always visible but can be felt as a brief thump. This...