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MSN 572 - cardiac vid Exam Study Guide
Verbalize this first - BP - Answer✔️✔️-I would take the blood pressure with the patient
sitting & supine, in both arms and then compare
Neck - neck veins - Answer✔️✔️-lay the patient down head at 30 degrees - check for
jugular veins - make sure to have flashcard and ruler - visualize the pt's veins on right
side
Neck - carotid - Answer✔️✔️-palpate and verbalize that you check each side separetely
Neck - carotid - Answer✔️✔️-auscultate with both diaphragm and bell and say that you
did not hear any bruits
Chest/trunk - visually inspect - Answer✔️✔️-inspect the chest wall/ sternum and verbalize
that there are no abnormalities
chest/trunk - visualize - Answer✔️✔️-state - apical impulse pulsations are visible
chest/trunk - visualize - Answer✔️✔️-state - precordial pulsations are visible
chest/trunk - palpate - Answer✔️✔️-we want to ask the patient to turn onto their left side
and hold their breath - place ball of hand on mid-clavicular line and then tip of fingers -
state no palpable trills or heaves noted
chest/trunk - palpation - Answer✔️✔️-have pt lay back down and palpate aorta (normal is
3 cm) - also listen and stated that there are no audible bruits
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MSN 572 - cardiac vid Exam Study Guide
Verbalize this first - BP - Answer✔️✔️-I would take the blood pressure with the patient
sitting & supine, in both arms and then compare
Neck - neck veins - Answer✔️✔️-lay the patient down head at 30 degrees - check for
jugular veins - make sure to have flashcard and ruler - visualize the pt's veins on right
side
Neck - carotid - Answer✔️✔️-palpate and verbalize that you check each side separetely
Neck - carotid - Answer✔️✔️-auscultate with both diaphragm and bell and say that you
did not hear any bruits
Chest/trunk - visually inspect - Answer✔️✔️-inspect the chest wall/ sternum and verbalize
that there are no abnormalities
chest/trunk - visualize - Answer✔️✔️-state - apical impulse pulsations are visible
chest/trunk - visualize - Answer✔️✔️-state - precordial pulsations are visible
chest/trunk - palpate - Answer✔️✔️-we want to ask the patient to turn onto their left side
and hold their breath - place ball of hand on mid-clavicular line and then tip of fingers -
state no palpable trills or heaves noted
chest/trunk - palpation - Answer✔️✔️-have pt lay back down and palpate aorta (normal is
3 cm) - also listen and stated that there are no audible bruits
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