CVS – assessment Questions with complete solution
2025/2026
1. what do we
HTN, dyslipidemia, DM, CAD, rheumatic fever, liver disease, recent
want to look
procedures, medications (including OTC)
for in past
medical
history
chest pain, dyspnea on exertion, palpitation, N/V, epigastric pain, syncope,
2. what are the s/s dizziness, swelling, fatigue
of MI
3. what do we want to smoking, exercise, diet, alcohol, drug use and stress
find out of the pa-
tients personal his-
tory as part of the
CVS assessment
4. what two puls- posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis
es need to be
checked and
doc-
umented upon
ad- mission for
every patient
5. 2+ pulse normal
6. 3+ pulse bounding
7. 1+ pulse weak, thready
8. waterhamme rapid upstroke and downstroke
r pulse
9. water hammer
Aortic regurgitation, pregnant, or early stages of sepsis
pulse is seen in
pa- tients with
1/
5
, 10. slow rising pulse (late weak pulse) as seen in aortic stenosis
2/
5
2025/2026
1. what do we
HTN, dyslipidemia, DM, CAD, rheumatic fever, liver disease, recent
want to look
procedures, medications (including OTC)
for in past
medical
history
chest pain, dyspnea on exertion, palpitation, N/V, epigastric pain, syncope,
2. what are the s/s dizziness, swelling, fatigue
of MI
3. what do we want to smoking, exercise, diet, alcohol, drug use and stress
find out of the pa-
tients personal his-
tory as part of the
CVS assessment
4. what two puls- posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis
es need to be
checked and
doc-
umented upon
ad- mission for
every patient
5. 2+ pulse normal
6. 3+ pulse bounding
7. 1+ pulse weak, thready
8. waterhamme rapid upstroke and downstroke
r pulse
9. water hammer
Aortic regurgitation, pregnant, or early stages of sepsis
pulse is seen in
pa- tients with
1/
5
, 10. slow rising pulse (late weak pulse) as seen in aortic stenosis
2/
5
