EXAM 3 & FINAL EXAM: NSG3160 / NSG 3160 (LATEST
UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS) HEALTH ASSESSMENT | QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADE A -
GALEN
1. What are the modifiable risks of CAD (coronary artery
disease) .....ANSWER.....Smoking, obesity, hypertension, high
cholesterol, diabetes
2. Does pain always mean cardiac reasons? What should you
ask if patient is experiencing chest pain? .....ANSWER.....NO - Is it
sudden? What brings it on?
3. Signs of pulmonary embolism? .....ANSWER.....Sharp, stabbing
pain that worsens with deep breath
4. Signs of pneumonia? .....ANSWER.....Sharp, stabbing, but
associated with a cough
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5. Signs of pneumothorax? .....ANSWER.....Acute, sudden, sharp
6. Signs of GI-related? .....ANSWER.....Burning sensation with
eating large meals
7. What is S1 and what causes the sound? .....ANSWER.....Start of
systole and serves as a reference point for Oming of all cardiac
sounds - Caused by the closure of AV valves - LUB (apex)
8. What causes the sound of S2? .....ANSWER.....Closure of the
semilunar valves - DUB (base)
9. What are summation sounds? .....ANSWER.....When both the
pathological S3 and S4 are present then a quadruple rhythm is
heard
10. What is a murmur? .....ANSWER.....Occurs with turbulent
blood flow in the heart - Blowing, swooshing sound
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11. What is pericardial friction rub? .....ANSWER.....Inflammation
of the pericardium gives rise to friction rub - High pitched and
scratchy, heard with a diaphragm when a person is sitting up
12. What are the locations of the heart valves?
.....ANSWER.....Aortic: second right interspace -----Pulmonic:
second left interspace-------- Erbs: third left interspace-----
Tricuspid: left lower sternal border ----- Mitral: Fifth interspace
around the left midclavicular line
13. What should you do when you hear a split S2 and when
does it occur? .....ANSWER.....Concentrate on the split as you
watch the person's chest rise up and down with normal breathing-
--Every fourth heartbeat fading in with inhalation and fading out
with exhalation
14. What should you NOT do when hearing a split S2?
.....ANSWER.....DO NOT have the person hold their breath--