Nurs 251 Cardiovascular Exam Questions And
Answers 2024-2025
Peripheral arterial Disease PAD - Answer sharp, stabbing pain. intermittent
claudication' lowering feet may decrease pain
SKIN: cool, hairless, dry, shiny; pallor on elevation, rubor on dependency
PAIN: sharp/stabbing: worsens with activity and elevation
Pulses: absent or diminshed
Edema: infrequent
Ulcers: Distal(toes)
Peripheral venous disease PVD - Answer Aching, cramping pain; elevating feet may
relieve pain; homan's sign
SKIN: warm,tough, leathery, mottled color
PAIN: aching/cramping; elevation relieves pain
PULSES: usually present
EDEMA: Frequent
ULCERS: more proximal (lower leg/ankle)
Location of Apical Impulse (PMI) - Ans L 5th ICS, MCL
Peripheral Pulses - Ans Radial, Femoral, popliteal, Tibil, Pedal
Apical Impulse - Ans thrill= palpable murmur (cat's purr).
abnormal: >2cm, forceful, and displaced lower, laterally.
normal=light tap, about 1-2 cm
Answers 2024-2025
Peripheral arterial Disease PAD - Answer sharp, stabbing pain. intermittent
claudication' lowering feet may decrease pain
SKIN: cool, hairless, dry, shiny; pallor on elevation, rubor on dependency
PAIN: sharp/stabbing: worsens with activity and elevation
Pulses: absent or diminshed
Edema: infrequent
Ulcers: Distal(toes)
Peripheral venous disease PVD - Answer Aching, cramping pain; elevating feet may
relieve pain; homan's sign
SKIN: warm,tough, leathery, mottled color
PAIN: aching/cramping; elevation relieves pain
PULSES: usually present
EDEMA: Frequent
ULCERS: more proximal (lower leg/ankle)
Location of Apical Impulse (PMI) - Ans L 5th ICS, MCL
Peripheral Pulses - Ans Radial, Femoral, popliteal, Tibil, Pedal
Apical Impulse - Ans thrill= palpable murmur (cat's purr).
abnormal: >2cm, forceful, and displaced lower, laterally.
normal=light tap, about 1-2 cm
