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Exam 3 NURS 630 (cardiac, mental |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




health, MS, HA, metabolic) exam with |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




correct answers |||\\\




• Murmur grading:
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o Grade I: - correct answersBarely audible; heard faintly after a period of attentive listening
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• Murmur grading:
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o Grade II: - correct answersSoft but easily audible
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• Murmur grading:
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o Grade III:
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o Grade IV: Loud, present over widespread area; no thrill Grade V: Loud, audible with
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stethoscope barely on the chest; precordial thrill present |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




o Grade VI: Heard without stethoscope (rare) - correct answersModerately loud; no thrill
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• Murmur grading: o Grade IV: - correct answersLoud, present over widespread area; no thrill
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• Murmur grading:
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|||\\\ Grade V: - correct answersLoud, audible with stethoscope barely on the chest; precordial thrill
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• Murmur grading:
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o Grade VI: - correct answersHeard without stethoscope (rare)
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,• Innocent murmurs
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• Important questions to ask? - correct answers- Any shortness of breath with exercise?
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- Any dizziness or syncope with exercise?
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- Any family history of sudden cardiac death?
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murmur work up and restrictions - correct answers- Cardiac consultation
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- Echocardiogram
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- No sports participation until work-up completed
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pathalogic murmur •Characteristics and things to ask - correct answers- Radiation |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




- Diastolic
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- Grade > IV
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- Interferes with S1 and/or S2
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- Increases with sitting or standing
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- Unequal femoral and/or radial pulses
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- Displaced PMI
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- Abnormal history
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innocent murmur characteristics and things to ask - correct answers- No radiation
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- Systolic
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- Grade <III
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- Does not interfere with S1 & S2
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- Decreases with sitting and standing
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- Equal femoral and radial pulses
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- Normal PMI
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- Normal history and physical exam
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,innocent murmurs herard in what % of children and if unsure do what? - correct answers•
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50%

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Grade </=2 intensity* - correct answers- Short systolic duration. Minimal radiation. Musical or
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vibratory quality. Softer intensity when the patient is sitting compared with when the patient is
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supine. Not present when standing. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




• Pathologic Murmursrefer to pediatric cardiologist when a child has? - correct answerso A
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murmur in a child with a syndrome associated with Congenital Heart Defect (trisomy 21)
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o Any diastolic murmur
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o Any systolic murmur associated with a thrill
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o Pansystolic murmurs Continuous murmurs that cannot be suppressed
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o Systolic clicks
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o Opening snaps
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o Fixed splitting of the second heart sound not associated with bundle branch block
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o An accentuated S2 S4 gallops
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o Not positional Grade III/ VI or higher
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o Harsh quality
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o Atrial septal defect: May have a soft, mid systolic murmur at ULSB with wide-split heart
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sounds



• Diagnostic Studies for murmurs - correct answerso Chest xray; ECG, ECHO, CBC
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ASD - correct answers• Increased pulmonary blood flow
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• Opening in septum between atria, between left and right atria
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• Foramen ovale
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, • Results in right venticular hypertrophy
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• Fatigue, delayed growth, CHF
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• Soft, mid systolic murmur
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• Diagnosis: echo, chest x-ray (mild cardiomegaly), ECG
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|||\\\ and corrected by surgical closure or patch
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PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) - correct answers• Ductucs arteriosus fails to close
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• Blood flows from aorta to pulmonary artery
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• Increased blood flow to lungs
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• Causes right VH
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• Same diagnosis and treatment as ASD
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VSD (ventricular septal defect) - correct answers• Opening between ventricles
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• May be asymptomatic, dyspnea, tachypnea, delayed growth, CHF
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• Holosystolic murmur
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• May resolve spontaneously, may need permanent closure
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Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) - correct answers• Cyanosis, hypoxia, delayed growth, polycythemia,
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metabolic acidosis |||\\\




• Exercise intolerance, clubbing of fingers
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• Systolic murmur at 2nd left ICS with holosystolic murmur at LLSB
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• Diagnosis: chest x-ray, ECG, echo, cardiac cath
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• Treatment: Perform surgical correction
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Coarctation of Aorta - correct answers• Obstructs systemic blood flow |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




• Narrowing of aorta
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