Exam 12: Heart and Peripheral Vascular System

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A patient with heart failure reports having a cough with frothy sputum and awakening during the night to urinate. Based on this information, what abnormal data might this nurse expect to find during an examination? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 21

A patient reports having leg pain while walking that is relieved with rest. Based on these data, the nurse expects which finding on inspection and palpation of this patient?

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Question 22

Which pulse may be a challenge for a nurse to palpate?

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Question 23

During a health fair, the nurse is alert for which risk factors for hypertension? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 24

A nurse informs a patient that her blood pressure is 128/78. The patient asks what the number 128 means. What is the nurse's appropriate response? The 128 represents the pressure in your blood vessels when:

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Question 25

A nurse determines that a patient has a heart rate of 42 beats/min. What might be a cause of this heart rate?

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Question 26

What does the S2 heart sound represent?

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Question 27

The patient describes her chest pain as "squeezing, crushing, and 12 on a scale of 10." This pain started more than an hour ago while she was resting, and she also feels nauseous. Based on these findings, the nurse should assess for which associated symptoms?

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Question 28

What findings does the nurse expect when assessing the cardiovascular system of a healthy adult? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 29

How does a nurse assess the competence of venous valves in patients who have varicose veins?

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Question 30

Which patient does the nurse identify as the one at greatest risk for hypertension?

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Question 31

How does a nurse accurately palpate carotid pulses?

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A patient with heart failure reports having a cough with frothy sputum and awakening during the night to urinate. Based on this information, what abnormal data might this nurse expect to find during an examination? (Select all that apply.)

A patient reports having leg pain while walking that is relieved with rest. Based on these data, the nurse expects which finding on inspection and palpation of this patient?

Which pulse may be a challenge for a nurse to palpate?

During a health fair, the nurse is alert for which risk factors for hypertension? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse informs a patient that her blood pressure is 128/78. The patient asks what the number 128 means. What is the nurse's appropriate response? The 128 represents the pressure in your blood vessels when:

A nurse determines that a patient has a heart rate of 42 beats/min. What might be a cause of this heart rate?

What does the S2 heart sound represent?

The patient describes her chest pain as "squeezing, crushing, and 12 on a scale of 10." This pain started more than an hour ago while she was resting, and she also feels nauseous. Based on these findings, the nurse should assess for which associated symptoms?

What findings does the nurse expect when assessing the cardiovascular system of a healthy adult? (Select all that apply.)

How does a nurse assess the competence of venous valves in patients who have varicose veins?

Which patient does the nurse identify as the one at greatest risk for hypertension?

How does a nurse accurately palpate carotid pulses?

Introduction to Health Assessment

Obtaining a Health History

Techniques and Equipment for Physical Assessment

General Inspection and Measurement of Vital Signs

Cultural Assessment

Pain Assessment

Mental Health Assessment

Nutritional Assessment

Skin, Hair, and Nails

Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

Lungs and Respiratory System

Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System

Musculoskeletal System

Neurologic System

Breasts and Axillae

Reproductive System and the Perineum

Developmental Assessment Throughout the Life Span

Assessment of the Infant, Child, and Adolescent

Assessment of the Pregnant Patient

Assessment of the Older Adult

Conducting a Head-to-Toe Examination

Documenting the Comprehensive Health Assessment

Adapting Health Assessment to the Hospitalized Patient

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