NSG 6020 Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
ABI Correct Answers ratio of BP in lower legs vs the arms
-used to diagnose PAD
-detects stenosis of >50% in major vessels of legs
absent/attenuated sounds Correct Answers NO airflow to the
region being auscultated
-can occur in a pneumothorax, hemothorax, pleural effusion, or
parenchymal consolidation
Acute MI
-inferior MI Correct Answers II, III, and aVF
afterload Correct Answers vascular resistance against
contraction
Anterior MI Correct Answers V3, V4
Assessing JVP Correct Answers reflects right atrial pressure
-horizontal line from top of JVP to ruler, making right angle
-measure distance above sternal angle in centimeters
-3 to 4 CENTIMETER ELEVATION IS NORMAL
Auscultation: bronchial Correct Answers louder and higher in
pitch; usually heard over the manubrium
Auscultation: bronchovesicular Correct Answers intermediate
intensity and pitch; usually heard over the 1st and 2nd
interspaces
, Auscultation: tracheal Correct Answers over the trachea and
neck, very loud
Auscultation: vesicular Correct Answers soft and low pitched;
usually heard over most of both lungs
Barrel Chest Correct Answers associated with emphysema and
lung hyperinflation
-accompanying x-ray demonstrates increased ant-post diameter
as well as diaphragmatic flattening
Bell of stethoscope Correct Answers -hears low pitched noises
-recommended for extra heart sounds (S3 and S4)
-rumble of mitral stenosis
-to identify some bruits
BP Correct Answers CO x SVR
Bronchophony Correct Answers ask pt to say "99"
-should be muffled and indistinct
-CLEAR sounds are called bronchophony
CAP Correct Answers Cxray often lags behind clinical
presentation
cardiac output Correct Answers SV x HR
Cardiac palpation and auscultation sites Correct Answers aortic-
2nd ICS, right sternal border
pulmonic- 2nd ICS, left sternal border
tricuspid- lower left sternal border 4th ICS
ABI Correct Answers ratio of BP in lower legs vs the arms
-used to diagnose PAD
-detects stenosis of >50% in major vessels of legs
absent/attenuated sounds Correct Answers NO airflow to the
region being auscultated
-can occur in a pneumothorax, hemothorax, pleural effusion, or
parenchymal consolidation
Acute MI
-inferior MI Correct Answers II, III, and aVF
afterload Correct Answers vascular resistance against
contraction
Anterior MI Correct Answers V3, V4
Assessing JVP Correct Answers reflects right atrial pressure
-horizontal line from top of JVP to ruler, making right angle
-measure distance above sternal angle in centimeters
-3 to 4 CENTIMETER ELEVATION IS NORMAL
Auscultation: bronchial Correct Answers louder and higher in
pitch; usually heard over the manubrium
Auscultation: bronchovesicular Correct Answers intermediate
intensity and pitch; usually heard over the 1st and 2nd
interspaces
, Auscultation: tracheal Correct Answers over the trachea and
neck, very loud
Auscultation: vesicular Correct Answers soft and low pitched;
usually heard over most of both lungs
Barrel Chest Correct Answers associated with emphysema and
lung hyperinflation
-accompanying x-ray demonstrates increased ant-post diameter
as well as diaphragmatic flattening
Bell of stethoscope Correct Answers -hears low pitched noises
-recommended for extra heart sounds (S3 and S4)
-rumble of mitral stenosis
-to identify some bruits
BP Correct Answers CO x SVR
Bronchophony Correct Answers ask pt to say "99"
-should be muffled and indistinct
-CLEAR sounds are called bronchophony
CAP Correct Answers Cxray often lags behind clinical
presentation
cardiac output Correct Answers SV x HR
Cardiac palpation and auscultation sites Correct Answers aortic-
2nd ICS, right sternal border
pulmonic- 2nd ICS, left sternal border
tricuspid- lower left sternal border 4th ICS
