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NR 304 Final Exam Questions and Answers with
100% Verified Solutions UPDATED!!!
arteries - ANSWER active blood flow
veins - ANSWER passive blood flow - do not have a pulse,
returns to the heart via movement through the skeletal muscles
femoral pulse site - ANSWER groin
popliteal pulse site - ANSWER back of knee
radial pulse site - ANSWER Located at the wrist on the thumb
side
dorsalis pedis pulse site - ANSWER top of foot
posterior tibial pulse site - ANSWER on medial surface of ankle
near ankle bone
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ischemia - ANSWER Lack of blood supply, causes pain
necrosis - ANSWER long term lack of blood supply, tissue death
axillary lymph nodes - ANSWER located under the arms in the
armpits
cervical lymph nodes - ANSWER located along the sides of the
neck
Epitrochlear lymph nodes - ANSWER Epitrochlear lymph nodes-
drains from the hand and forearm
inguinal lymph nodes - ANSWER located in the inguinal (groin)
area of the lower abdomen
Children and Lymph Nodes - ANSWER nodes can be enlarged
with no pain/infection
Pregnancy and PV - ANSWER dependent edema, varicose veins
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peripheral artery disease - ANSWER A form of peripheral
vascular disease in which there is partial or total blockage of an
artery, usually one leading to a leg or arm. 50% of cases are
African Americans. RF: smoking, HTN, diabetes
intermittent claudication - ANSWER when walking, muscle
needs more O2 blood, and you have any kind of occlusion,
when walking pain is increased
Pulse Scale - ANSWER 0: absent
1+: weak
2+: normal
3+: increased, full, bounding
Allen test - ANSWER 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,
determine if radial artery has been damaged, press radial artery
then see if ulnar artery perfuses to hand
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venous ulcers - ANSWER bleed, medial malleolus
arterial (ischemic) ulcers - ANSWER does not bleed, has a
necrotic black crust, lateral malleolus
neuropathic ulcer - ANSWER destroys nerve endings, burning
pain/numbness
Edema Scale - ANSWER • 1+ Mild pitting, slight indentation, no
perceptible swelling of the leg
• 2+ Moderate pitting, indentation, subsides rapidly
• 3+ Deep pitting, indentation remains for a short time, leg
looks swollen
• 4+ Very deep pitting, indentation lasts a long time, leg is very
swollen
Doppler ultrasound - ANSWER determine location of pulse
Raynaud's disease - ANSWER autoimmune, sporadic
vasoconstriction then relaxation, happens in hands/toes usually
NR 304 Final Exam Questions and Answers with
100% Verified Solutions UPDATED!!!
arteries - ANSWER active blood flow
veins - ANSWER passive blood flow - do not have a pulse,
returns to the heart via movement through the skeletal muscles
femoral pulse site - ANSWER groin
popliteal pulse site - ANSWER back of knee
radial pulse site - ANSWER Located at the wrist on the thumb
side
dorsalis pedis pulse site - ANSWER top of foot
posterior tibial pulse site - ANSWER on medial surface of ankle
near ankle bone
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ischemia - ANSWER Lack of blood supply, causes pain
necrosis - ANSWER long term lack of blood supply, tissue death
axillary lymph nodes - ANSWER located under the arms in the
armpits
cervical lymph nodes - ANSWER located along the sides of the
neck
Epitrochlear lymph nodes - ANSWER Epitrochlear lymph nodes-
drains from the hand and forearm
inguinal lymph nodes - ANSWER located in the inguinal (groin)
area of the lower abdomen
Children and Lymph Nodes - ANSWER nodes can be enlarged
with no pain/infection
Pregnancy and PV - ANSWER dependent edema, varicose veins
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peripheral artery disease - ANSWER A form of peripheral
vascular disease in which there is partial or total blockage of an
artery, usually one leading to a leg or arm. 50% of cases are
African Americans. RF: smoking, HTN, diabetes
intermittent claudication - ANSWER when walking, muscle
needs more O2 blood, and you have any kind of occlusion,
when walking pain is increased
Pulse Scale - ANSWER 0: absent
1+: weak
2+: normal
3+: increased, full, bounding
Allen test - ANSWER 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,
determine if radial artery has been damaged, press radial artery
then see if ulnar artery perfuses to hand
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venous ulcers - ANSWER bleed, medial malleolus
arterial (ischemic) ulcers - ANSWER does not bleed, has a
necrotic black crust, lateral malleolus
neuropathic ulcer - ANSWER destroys nerve endings, burning
pain/numbness
Edema Scale - ANSWER • 1+ Mild pitting, slight indentation, no
perceptible swelling of the leg
• 2+ Moderate pitting, indentation, subsides rapidly
• 3+ Deep pitting, indentation remains for a short time, leg
looks swollen
• 4+ Very deep pitting, indentation lasts a long time, leg is very
swollen
Doppler ultrasound - ANSWER determine location of pulse
Raynaud's disease - ANSWER autoimmune, sporadic
vasoconstriction then relaxation, happens in hands/toes usually
