NSG 6020 CARDIOVASCULAR QUESTION AND
ANSWERS 2025 |ALREADY GRADED
A+|Accurate Fall Semester
A third hear sound (S3) is audible in a forty- fiveyear old. This S3 sound may be:
a sign of valvular heart disease
A patient complaints of sharp, knifelike pain that begins in the chest and radiates to the
tip of the shoulder and to the neck. This type of chest pain is suggestive of:
Pericardititis
A heart rate of 100-180 beats per minute in an adult is considered:
sinus tachycardia
Symptoms of orthostatic hypotension include all of the following except:
respiratory rate greater than 30
A sudden, tearing, sharp pain that begins in the chest and radiates to the back or into
the neck is usually associated with:
angina pectoris
A disease that may present as indigestion, but is precipitated by exertion and relieved
by rest is most likely:
angina
, By placing the ball of the examiner's hand firmly on the chest, the examiner would be
checking for:
thrills
When percussing the chest in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the sound
emanated would be:
resonant
A widened pulse pressure greater than or equal to 60 in an older patient is a risk
factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and:
Renal disease
When screening a patient for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), one risk factor would
include a history of:
Smoking
When assessing the heart rate of a healthy 13- month-old child, which one of the
following sites is the most appropriate for this child?
Apical pulse between the 3rd and 4th intercostal space in the left midclavicular line
In order to assess for varicosities in the lower extremities, position the patient:
Standing
A three-week-old infant presents with a generalized lacy, reticulated blue
discoloration of the skin. This is suggestive of:
cutis marmorata
ANSWERS 2025 |ALREADY GRADED
A+|Accurate Fall Semester
A third hear sound (S3) is audible in a forty- fiveyear old. This S3 sound may be:
a sign of valvular heart disease
A patient complaints of sharp, knifelike pain that begins in the chest and radiates to the
tip of the shoulder and to the neck. This type of chest pain is suggestive of:
Pericardititis
A heart rate of 100-180 beats per minute in an adult is considered:
sinus tachycardia
Symptoms of orthostatic hypotension include all of the following except:
respiratory rate greater than 30
A sudden, tearing, sharp pain that begins in the chest and radiates to the back or into
the neck is usually associated with:
angina pectoris
A disease that may present as indigestion, but is precipitated by exertion and relieved
by rest is most likely:
angina
, By placing the ball of the examiner's hand firmly on the chest, the examiner would be
checking for:
thrills
When percussing the chest in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the sound
emanated would be:
resonant
A widened pulse pressure greater than or equal to 60 in an older patient is a risk
factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and:
Renal disease
When screening a patient for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), one risk factor would
include a history of:
Smoking
When assessing the heart rate of a healthy 13- month-old child, which one of the
following sites is the most appropriate for this child?
Apical pulse between the 3rd and 4th intercostal space in the left midclavicular line
In order to assess for varicosities in the lower extremities, position the patient:
Standing
A three-week-old infant presents with a generalized lacy, reticulated blue
discoloration of the skin. This is suggestive of:
cutis marmorata
