Apical impulse - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Subjective data of a client with CP ~ Substernal chest pain, pain radiating to jaw, pain radiating to L arm; SOB, fatigue Objective data of a client with CP ~ How long has the CP been occuring What makes the CP better What makes the CP worse What can cause heart sounds to be diminished? ~ Fat, increased muscle, plural or pericardial fluid What can cause heart sounds to be increased? ~ skinny build, positioning forward, cardiomegaly How would you palpate the pericardium? ~ Palpate...

NU 606 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers All Correct 2024 New Update Congenital Aortic Stenosis - Answer- -valve can be unicuspid, bicuspid, or tricuspid with partially fused leaflets -abnormal flow can lead to fibrosis and calcification of leaflets -pt usually develops s/s before age 30 Rheumatic aortic stenosis - Answer- -tissue inflammation r/I adhesions and fusing of the commissures -fibrosis and calcification of the leaflet tips can occur bc of continued turbulent flow -develop s...

What is the next step for a trauma patient with abdominal pain after they receive a FAST scan? - ️️Stable patient + positive FAST --> CT Unstable patient + negative FAST --> repeat FAST or DPL Unstable patient + positive FAST --> laparotomy Antidote to organophosphate poisoning - ️️Pralidoxime (PAM-2) Atropine, titrate to drying of bronchial secretion (First step is decontamination of patient) Antidote to beta blocker toxicity - ️️Glucagon + Insulin Pulsus alt...

NURS 6512 EXAM 2024 SUMMER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+(WALDEN UNIVERSITY) Question 1 In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what position? CORRECT ANSWER: Upright

Physical Assessment Midterm S1 1st Try= TRICUSPID LUB R 2nd intercostal space S2 Aortic/Pulmonic DUB L 2nd intercostal space Apical Apex of L Ventricle= Max impulse= oxygenated blood L mid clavicular 5th intercostal space Bounding Apical = ? Pressure- BP and fluid (high salt, renal failure, urine retention) Vascular resistance (too much cholesterol, arterial sclerosis) Which valves close tougher and what found do they make? Tricuspid R and Bicuspid (AV valve closes/ventricles fil...

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" Correct response: "Right carotid bruit auscultated" Explanation: Bruits are swoosh...

Heart Failure Exacerbation correct answers -Some of the common symptoms of heart failure include dyspnea on exertion, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, peripheral edema and non-specific abdominal symptoms like nausea and vomiting. -Common physical findings in heart failure exacerbation include peripheral edema, pulmonary crackles, elevated jugular venous pressure, hepatojugular reflex, displaced apical impulse, and S3 gallop. Prevention of HF exacerabtion correct answers MONITOR SODI...

NUFT 204 - Health Assessment and Physical Examination (CH30) (Latest ) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct 1. adventitious sounds Answer: extra breath sounds that are not normally heard, such ascrackles, rhonchi, wheezes, and pleural friction rubs. 2. Alopecia Answer: hair loss 3. Aphasia Answer: impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing under-standing). 4. Apical Impulse (PMI)...

HESI PN EXIT EXAM NGN Q&A 2023/24 UPDATE HESI PN EXIT EXAM NGN Q&A 2023/24 UPDATE I HAVE MERGED 3 FILES WHICH THEY ARE TESTING FROM INCLUDING SOME CASE STUDIES NORMAL QUESTIONS ON ACTUAL TEST IS 90% WHILE NGN IS ABOUT 10% THIS FILES CONTAINS SOME RATIONALES TOO ...

Angina Pectoris Ans:Acute chest pain that occurs when myocardial demand exceeds oxygen demand Aortic Regurgitation Ans:(Aortic insufficiency) incompetent aortic valve that allows backward flow of blood into the left ventricle during diastole Aortic Stenosis Ans:Calcification of aortic valve cusps that restricts forward flow of blood during systole Aortic valve Ans:The left semilunar valve separating the left ventricle from the aorta Apex of the heart Ans:Tip of the heart pointing down...