NR 304- Health Assessment 002 QUIZ TEST Exam 2023 VERIFIED

palpation of radial pulse correct answers Palpate both pulses noting the rate, rhythm, elasticity of vessel wall and equal force grading pulse correct answers 3+ full bounding 2+ normal 1+ weak 0 absent brachial pulse correct answers palpate this pulse if you suspect arterial insufficiency modified Allen's test correct answers tests for ulnar arterial insufficiency by occluding both the radial and ulnar artery normal results: normal color of hand should reappear approximately 2-5 seconds abnormal results: pallor persists or a sluggish return to color suggest occlusion of the collateral arterial flow temporal artery correct answers palpated in front of the ear carotid artery correct answers palpated in the groove b/t the sternomastoid muscle and the trachea brachial artery correct answers major artery supplying the arm radial artery correct answers lies medial to the radius and wrist supplies blood to the hand ulnar artery correct answers lies lateral to the ulna. Deeper and often difficult to feel. Supplies blood to the hand femoral artery correct answers major artery in the leg. Palpated in the inguinal area popliteal artery correct answers artery in the knee. Located posterior to the patella. Divides into the anterior and posterial tibial artery anterior tibial correct answers travels down the front of the leg on to the dorsal of the foot becomes the dorsalis pedis. carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot posterior tibial correct answers travels down behind the medial malleolus and forms the plantar arteries in the foot. carries blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot dorsalis pedis correct answers a blood vessel of the lower limb that carries oxygenated blood to the dorsal surface of the foot