0 Correct Answers absent
1+ Correct Answers weak (thready), occurs with shock or PAD
2+ Correct Answers normal
3+ radial pulse Correct Answers full bounding; occurs with
exercise, anxiety, anemia, hyperthyroidism
Aascultation of bowel sounds Correct Answers listen for 5-30
bowel souns ( pops, gurgles, etc.) for 30sec-1min moving
clockwaise
Allens test Correct Answers determines if ulnar artery had
enough blood flow by occluding the radial artery
Aneurysms Correct Answers artery ballons out and stretched
thin, too much pressure causing it to rupture
-can occur anywhere
-most serious is the abdominal, brain or cardiac
-abdominal aorta will cause you to die instantly
-ballooning gets bigger doctors put a patch over it
Aretial occlusion S/S Correct Answers extreme coolness
pain
loss of sensation
hair loss/skin changes
pallor
pulselessness
, Arterial insufficiency Correct Answers slowing or stopping of
blood flow through arteries
Arterial occlusion is caused by Correct Answers
atherosclerosis which reduces the blood flow
Ascites Correct Answers the accumulation of fluid in the
peritoneal cavity, causing abdominal swelling.
auscultate aorta Correct Answers bruit
axillary lymph nodes Correct Answers armpit
Banana Bag to help the liver Correct Answers heavily drinking,
excessive vomiting, alcoholic; it restores Vit B
black tarry Correct Answers digested blood
bruit Correct Answers abnormal narrowing of arteries
Change is PV during pregnacy Correct Answers - diffuse
bilateral pitting edema in lower extremities
-peripheral edema
-varicose veins
changes in PV during aging Correct Answers DP and PT pulse
becomes difficult to find
-arterial insufficiency is normal with aging
-thin shiny skin, thick-rigid nails, loss of hear on lower legs