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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________ dd dd DATE: _____________ dd




COURSE: Chapter 18 Peripheral Vascular with Lymphatics
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EXAM CODE: WGU C475 CARE OF THE ELDERLY EXAM
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ANSWERS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. During a health visit, a client says, "I know that arteries and veins are blood vessels, but
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what's the difference?" Which of the following would the nurse include in the response? Arter
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ies have thicker walls than veins. Arteries carry 70% of the body's blood volume. Arteries hav
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e a lower pressure than veins. Arteries carry waste from the tissues.
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[Verified Solution]: Arteries have thicker walls than veins. Explanation: Arteries are blood vessels that
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carry oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the heart to the capillaries via a high-
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pressure system. Arterial walls are thick and strong and contain elastic fibers for stretching. Veins conta
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in nearly 70% of the body's blood volume. Chapter 18: Peripheral Vascular with Lymphatics - Page 484
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Q2. A client asks the nurse about the function that the lymph system plays in the body. Whic
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h of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to include when responding to the
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client? It filters harmful substances from the body. It produces protective antibodies. It manuf
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actures T lymphocytes. It drains capillary blood from the circulation.
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[Verified Solution]: It filters harmful substances from the body. Explanation: The lymphatic system's p
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rimary function is to drain excess fluid and plasma proteins, not capillary blood, from body tissues and
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return them to the venous system. The system contains lymph nodes that filter microorganism, foreign
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materials, dead blood cells, and abnormal cells and trap and destroy them. Antibodies and T lymphocyte
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s are produced by the immune system. Chapter 18: Peripheral Vascular with Lymphatics - Page 486
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Q3. After assessing pitting edema below the knee in a client, the nurse would suspect that whi
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ch artery may be occluded? popliteal iliofemoral saphenous communicating
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[Verified Solution]: popliteal Explanation: Although normal popliteal arteries may be nonpalpable, an
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absent pulse may also be the result of an occluded artery. Further circulatory assessment such as temper
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ature changes, skin- dd dd



color differences, edema, hair distribution variations, and dependent rubor (dusky redness) distal to the
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, popliteal artery assists in determining the significance of an absent pulse. Chapter 18: Peripheral Vascul
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ar with Lymphatics - Page 499
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Q4. The nurse is assessing a 59-year-
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old gas station owner for atherosclerosis in the lower extremities. In which of the following loc
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ations would the client's pain be most concerning? Thigh Knee Calf Ankle
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[Verified Solution]: Calf Explanation: Pain in the calf is the most common site for claudication; howe
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ver, there could be pain in the buttock, hip, thigh, or foot depending on the level of the obstruction. Ab
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sence of this pain does not rule out significant vascular disease, actually, the minority of these clients ar
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e symptomatic. Chapter 18: Peripheral Vascular with Lymphatics - Page 508
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Q5. Which of the following is an essential topic when discussing risk factors for peripheral art
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erial disease with a client? Exercise tolerance Prevention of varicose veins Extent of tobacco us
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e and exposure Significance of cardiac dysrhythmias
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[Verified Solution]: Extent of tobacco use and exposure Explanation: Tobacco use is one of the most
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significant risk factors for PAD and would supersede exercise tolerance, prevention of varicose veins, or
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dysrhythmias. Chapter 18: Peripheral Vascular with Lymphatics - Page 489
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Q6. If palpable, superficial inguinal nodes are expected to be: Fixed, tender, and at 2.5 cm in
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diameter Discrete, tender, and 2 cm in diameter Nontender, mobile, and 1 cm in diameter Fixe
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d, nontender, and 1.5 cm in diameter
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[Verified Solution]: Nontender, mobile, and 1 cm in diameter Explanation: Healthy lymph nodes are n
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ontender and mobile. Inguinal lymph nodes can be 1 to 2 cm in diameter. Chapter 18: Peripheral Vascu
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lar with Lymphatics - Page 500
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Q7. During a client's vascular assessment, the nurse is palpating the pulse just under the clien
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t's inguinal ligament. The nurse is assessing which pulse? Temporal Brachial Popliteal Femora
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[Verified Solution]: Femoral Explanation: The femoral pulse is palpated in the groin (inguinal area) by
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compressing the femoral artery between skin and bone. The temporal pulse is located on the head. The
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dbrachial pulse is palpated medial to the biceps tendon in and above the bend in the elbow. The poplitea
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l pulse is palpated behind the knee. Reference: Jensen, S, Nursing Health Assessment, 3rd ed., Philadelp
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hia, Wolters Kluwer, 2019, Chapter 18: Peripheral Vascular with Lymphatics.
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