APEA- Cardiovascular Assessment
When percussing the chest in a patient who has left sided heart
failure, the sound emanated would be:
resonant.
dull.
tympany.
diffusely hyperresonant. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ resonant.
Right atrial pressure can be determined by:
palpating the carotid pulse.
identifying the pulsations of the right jugular vein.
analyzing the arterial blood gases.
assessing for dependent edema. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ identifying
the pulsations of the right jugular vein.
,To assess aortic pulsations in patients with carotid obstruction, assess
the pulse using the:
temporal artery.
brachial artery.
femoral artery.
popliteal artery. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ brachial artery.
The great saphenous vein enters the deep venous system by way of
the:
inferior vena cava.
iliac vein.
popliteal vein.
femoral vein. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ femoral vein.
In older adults, the presence of heart sound S3 suggests:
hypertension.
,heart failure.
an aortic aneurysm.
aortic stenosis. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ heart failure.
In order to assess for varicosities in the lower extremities, position the
patient:
lying supine.
standing.
sitting facing forward.
squatting facing the examiner. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ standing.
When performing a cardiovascular assessment on a healthy 2-year-old
child:
expect to hear a swooshing sound during diastole.
place the stethoscope over the fifth intercostal space to the left of the
mid-clavicular line.
, auscultate the heart sounds in all four cardiac areas.
expect to hear an S4 sound. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ auscultate the
heart sounds in all four cardiac areas.
To auscultate the tricuspid valve heart sounds in an adult patient,
place the stethoscope:
between the 2nd and 3rd intercostal spaces at the right upper sternal
border.
near the apex of the heart between the 5th and 6th intercostal spaces
in the mid-clavicular line.
located between the 2nd and 3rd intercostal spaces at the left sternal
border.
between the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th intercostal spaces at the left lower
sternal border. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ between the 3rd, 4th, 5th,
and 6th intercostal spaces at the left lower sternal border.
When percussing the chest in a patient who has left sided heart
failure, the sound emanated would be:
resonant.
dull.
tympany.
diffusely hyperresonant. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ resonant.
Right atrial pressure can be determined by:
palpating the carotid pulse.
identifying the pulsations of the right jugular vein.
analyzing the arterial blood gases.
assessing for dependent edema. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ identifying
the pulsations of the right jugular vein.
,To assess aortic pulsations in patients with carotid obstruction, assess
the pulse using the:
temporal artery.
brachial artery.
femoral artery.
popliteal artery. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ brachial artery.
The great saphenous vein enters the deep venous system by way of
the:
inferior vena cava.
iliac vein.
popliteal vein.
femoral vein. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ femoral vein.
In older adults, the presence of heart sound S3 suggests:
hypertension.
,heart failure.
an aortic aneurysm.
aortic stenosis. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ heart failure.
In order to assess for varicosities in the lower extremities, position the
patient:
lying supine.
standing.
sitting facing forward.
squatting facing the examiner. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ standing.
When performing a cardiovascular assessment on a healthy 2-year-old
child:
expect to hear a swooshing sound during diastole.
place the stethoscope over the fifth intercostal space to the left of the
mid-clavicular line.
, auscultate the heart sounds in all four cardiac areas.
expect to hear an S4 sound. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ auscultate the
heart sounds in all four cardiac areas.
To auscultate the tricuspid valve heart sounds in an adult patient,
place the stethoscope:
between the 2nd and 3rd intercostal spaces at the right upper sternal
border.
near the apex of the heart between the 5th and 6th intercostal spaces
in the mid-clavicular line.
located between the 2nd and 3rd intercostal spaces at the left sternal
border.
between the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th intercostal spaces at the left lower
sternal border. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ between the 3rd, 4th, 5th,
and 6th intercostal spaces at the left lower sternal border.
