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NUSA 401 Exam 2 Questions and
Answers Grade A+
Allen test
✓ determining the patency of the radial and ulnar arteries by
compressing one artery site and observing return of skin color as
evidence of patency of the other artery
Aneurysm
✓ defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to atherosclerosis,
trauma, or congenital defect
Arrhythmia
✓ variation from the heart's normal rhythm
Arteriosclerosis
✓ thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls
Atherosclerosis
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✓ plaques of fatty deposits formed in the inner layer (intima) of the
arteries
Bradycardia
✓ slow heart rate, <50 beats per minute in the adult
Bruit
✓ blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an
artery is partially occluded
Cyanosis
✓ Dusky blue mottling of the skin and mucous membranes due to
excessive amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood
Homans' sign
✓ calf pain that occurs when the foot is sharply dorsiflexed (pushed up,
toward the knee); may occur with deep vein thrombosis, phlebitis,
Achilles tendinitis, or muscle injury
Ischemia
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✓ deficiency of arterial blood to a body part due to constriction or
obstruction of a blood vessel
Lymphedema
✓ swelling of extremity due to obstructed lymph channel, nonpitting
Lymph nodes
✓ small oval clumps of lymphatic tissue located at grouped intervals
along lymphatic vessels
Pitting edema
✓ indentation left after examiner depresses the skin over swollen
edematous tissue
Profile sign
✓ viewing the finger from the side to detect early clubbing
Pulse
✓ pressure waves created by each heartbeat, palpable at body sites
where the artery lies close to the skin and over a bone
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NUSA 401 Exam 2 Questions and
Answers Grade A+
Allen test
✓ determining the patency of the radial and ulnar arteries by
compressing one artery site and observing return of skin color as
evidence of patency of the other artery
Aneurysm
✓ defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to atherosclerosis,
trauma, or congenital defect
Arrhythmia
✓ variation from the heart's normal rhythm
Arteriosclerosis
✓ thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls
Atherosclerosis
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✓ plaques of fatty deposits formed in the inner layer (intima) of the
arteries
Bradycardia
✓ slow heart rate, <50 beats per minute in the adult
Bruit
✓ blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an
artery is partially occluded
Cyanosis
✓ Dusky blue mottling of the skin and mucous membranes due to
excessive amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood
Homans' sign
✓ calf pain that occurs when the foot is sharply dorsiflexed (pushed up,
toward the knee); may occur with deep vein thrombosis, phlebitis,
Achilles tendinitis, or muscle injury
Ischemia
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✓ deficiency of arterial blood to a body part due to constriction or
obstruction of a blood vessel
Lymphedema
✓ swelling of extremity due to obstructed lymph channel, nonpitting
Lymph nodes
✓ small oval clumps of lymphatic tissue located at grouped intervals
along lymphatic vessels
Pitting edema
✓ indentation left after examiner depresses the skin over swollen
edematous tissue
Profile sign
✓ viewing the finger from the side to detect early clubbing
Pulse
✓ pressure waves created by each heartbeat, palpable at body sites
where the artery lies close to the skin and over a bone
Master01 | October, 2024/2025 | Latest update
