Auscultatory gap Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Bates' Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking - Chapters for Midterm A 54‐year‐old diplomat working at the United Nations reports occasional chest pain and a sense of tightness in his chest when particularly stressed over work deadlines. The patient is 6 feet 4 inches tall. He has a temperature of 98.6ºF and blood pressure of 140/78. He has a cut over one eye that he says is "from shaving."Which of the following represents subjective information about this patient? a) Blood pre...

NR509 Midterm Review Bates Guide to Physical Examination 13th edition Chapters 1-17. Patient and clinician-centered - The approach to a clinical encounter Echolalia - repetition of the words and phrases of others Occurs in manic and schizophrenia Clinicians - Experts have defined patient-centered interviewing as "following the patient's lead to understand their thoughts, ideas, concerns and requests, without adding additional information from the ________ perspective." F-I-F-E - ...

The nurse notices a colleague is preparing to check the blood pressure of a patient who is sitting with his legs crossed. The nurse knows that this will: a. yield a falsely low blood pressure. b. have no effect on the blood pressure reading. c. produces an auscultatory gap. d. yield a falsely high blood pressure. - correct answer D (Blood pressure increases when legs are crossed and care should be taken to ensure that feet are flat on the floor to avoid a *false high blood pressure.) ...

Apnea correct answer: Temporary or transient cessation of breathing Auscultatory Gap correct answer: Temporary disappearance of sounds usually heard over the brachial artery, occurring when the cuff pressure is high and is gradually reduced, with the sounds again heard at a lower level of pressure (usually occurring in patients who have hypertension) Brachial Pulse correct answer: Beating or throbbing felt over the brachial artery, usually palpated in the antecubital space Bradycardi...

4 auscultatory points - correct answer 1. aortic 2. pulmonic 3. tricuspid 4. mitral Why is S4 not heard in the presence of atrial fibrillation? - correct answer No atrial contraction What causes pericardial friction rub? What is it associated with? - correct answer - Pericarditis - associated with pain on deep inspiration - may be positional Calculation for pulse pressure - correct answer systolic pressure - diastolic pressure Normal pulse pressure - correct answer 40-...

Pulse rate normally varies with age, being rapid (not slow) in infancy and childhood and decreasing (not increasing) with age.  The rate also varies with gender. After puberty, females (not males) have a slightly faster rate than males (not females).  If a client has a high or low vital sign finding, first verify the abnormal finding by assessing the apical pulse for a full minute.  Notifying the healthcare provider would occur after the finding is verified and a focused assessmen...

Lewis Cardiac NCLEX Questions and Answers Already Passed 1. Which BP-regulating mechanism(s) can result in the development of hypertension if defective (select all that apply)? a. Release of norepinephrine b. Secretion of prostaglandins c. Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system d. Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system e. Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system a. Release of norepinephrine c. Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system e. Activati...

The nurse notices a colleague is preparing to check the blood pressure of a patient who is sitting with his legs crossed. The nurse knows that this will: a. yield a falsely low blood pressure. b. have no effect on the blood pressure reading. c. produces an auscultatory gap. d. yield a falsely high blood pressure. - ️️D (Blood pressure increases when legs are crossed and care should be taken to ensure that feet are flat on the floor to avoid a *false high blood pressure.) Which ac...

BNMN501 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS UPDATED 2024/2025 GRADED A+. For which patient condition would you most likely expect a capillary refill time longer than two seconds? Malignant melanoma. Inflammatory bowel disease. Peripheral vascular disease. Multiple sclerosis. - ANSWER Peripheral vascular disease Which of the following is incorrect about pain in the older adult? Opioids are often the drug of choice. Older patients may have more than one source of pain. There is a greater...

The nurse notices a colleague is preparing to check the blood pressure of a patient who is sitting with his legs crossed. The nurse knows that this will: a. yield a falsely low blood pressure. b. have no effect on the blood pressure reading. c. produces an auscultatory gap. d. yield a falsely high blood pressure. : D (Blood pressure increases when legs are crossed and care should be taken to ensure that feet are flat on the floor to avoid a *false high blood pressure.) Which activity ...