NURS 612 EXAM 2 CARDIAC QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which arterial pulse is most useful in evaluating heart activity? - answers - carotid
The nurse can best hear the s1 heart sound by placing the stethoscope at the patients
what? - answers - apex of the heart
When a heart valve fails to open properly - answers - it is said to be; stenotic
The np is auscultating the carotids. What is the correct procedure? - answers - the bell
of the stethoscope
A palpable rushing vibration over the base of the heart at the 2nd intercoastal space is
called a - answers - thrill
The np notes a grade v systolic murmur while examining a client's precordium. What
characteristics describe this type of murmur? - answers - heard with the stethoscope
partly off the chest
If pitting edema is unilateral - answers - you would suspect occlusion of a; major vein-
dvt
The carotid pulse should coincide with which heart sound? - answers - s1
A pulsation that is diminshed to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as -
answers - +1
An apical pmi palpated beyond the 5th intercostal space may indicate - answers - left
ventricular hypertrophy (lvh)
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of
having an mi. During the health history interview of his family history he relates that his
father died of heart trouble. The most imp follow up ? You should pose is what? -
answers - what age was your father at the time of his death?
The term claudation means? - answers - pain from muscle ischemia
You are conducting an examination of mr. C's heart and blood vessels and auscultate a
grade iii murmur. The intensity of this murmur is? - answers - moderately loud.
A third heart sound is created by? - answers - diastolic filling
, The major heart sounds are normally created by? - answers - valves closing
The nurse is auscultating the heart sounds of an adult pt. To auscultate erb's point the
nurse should place the stethoscope at the - answers - 3rd-5th intercostal space, left
sternal border
Which group is most likely to be subjected to invasive cardiac procedures in the us? -
answers - white men
Whic of the following distinguishes musculoskeletal pain from the pain of vascular
insufficiency?
A) onset during activity
B) increases with intensity and duration of activity
C) may occur several hours after activity
D) quickly relieved by rest - answers - c
The examiner notes a prominent jv with significant pulsations these findings are
consistent with?
A) right sided heart failure
B) htn
C) cardiac ischemia
D) lvh - answers - a
"my left leg has been hurting a lot lately, especially when i move my foot up and down. It
also seems more swollen than the other leg." what should the examiner suspect?
A) htn
B) venous stenosis
C) venous thrombosis
D) arterial insufficiency - answers - c
A condition that results in progressive ischemia caused by insufficient perfusion is
A) raynaud phenomenon
B) peripheral atherosclerotic disease
C) venous thrombosis
D) arterial aneurysm - answers - b
Varicose veins are characterized by
A) dilation and tortuosity when the extremities are dependent
B)increased rate of blood flow to the extremities
C) decreased intravenous pressure
D) edema resulting from obstruction to a distal vein. - answers - a
In determining the jv pressure the examiner would correctly do which of the following?
A) apply manual pressure on the carotid artery while the patient forcefully exhales.
B) examine neck veins while occluding the brachial artery with the blood pressure cuff
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which arterial pulse is most useful in evaluating heart activity? - answers - carotid
The nurse can best hear the s1 heart sound by placing the stethoscope at the patients
what? - answers - apex of the heart
When a heart valve fails to open properly - answers - it is said to be; stenotic
The np is auscultating the carotids. What is the correct procedure? - answers - the bell
of the stethoscope
A palpable rushing vibration over the base of the heart at the 2nd intercoastal space is
called a - answers - thrill
The np notes a grade v systolic murmur while examining a client's precordium. What
characteristics describe this type of murmur? - answers - heard with the stethoscope
partly off the chest
If pitting edema is unilateral - answers - you would suspect occlusion of a; major vein-
dvt
The carotid pulse should coincide with which heart sound? - answers - s1
A pulsation that is diminshed to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as -
answers - +1
An apical pmi palpated beyond the 5th intercostal space may indicate - answers - left
ventricular hypertrophy (lvh)
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of
having an mi. During the health history interview of his family history he relates that his
father died of heart trouble. The most imp follow up ? You should pose is what? -
answers - what age was your father at the time of his death?
The term claudation means? - answers - pain from muscle ischemia
You are conducting an examination of mr. C's heart and blood vessels and auscultate a
grade iii murmur. The intensity of this murmur is? - answers - moderately loud.
A third heart sound is created by? - answers - diastolic filling
, The major heart sounds are normally created by? - answers - valves closing
The nurse is auscultating the heart sounds of an adult pt. To auscultate erb's point the
nurse should place the stethoscope at the - answers - 3rd-5th intercostal space, left
sternal border
Which group is most likely to be subjected to invasive cardiac procedures in the us? -
answers - white men
Whic of the following distinguishes musculoskeletal pain from the pain of vascular
insufficiency?
A) onset during activity
B) increases with intensity and duration of activity
C) may occur several hours after activity
D) quickly relieved by rest - answers - c
The examiner notes a prominent jv with significant pulsations these findings are
consistent with?
A) right sided heart failure
B) htn
C) cardiac ischemia
D) lvh - answers - a
"my left leg has been hurting a lot lately, especially when i move my foot up and down. It
also seems more swollen than the other leg." what should the examiner suspect?
A) htn
B) venous stenosis
C) venous thrombosis
D) arterial insufficiency - answers - c
A condition that results in progressive ischemia caused by insufficient perfusion is
A) raynaud phenomenon
B) peripheral atherosclerotic disease
C) venous thrombosis
D) arterial aneurysm - answers - b
Varicose veins are characterized by
A) dilation and tortuosity when the extremities are dependent
B)increased rate of blood flow to the extremities
C) decreased intravenous pressure
D) edema resulting from obstruction to a distal vein. - answers - a
In determining the jv pressure the examiner would correctly do which of the following?
A) apply manual pressure on the carotid artery while the patient forcefully exhales.
B) examine neck veins while occluding the brachial artery with the blood pressure cuff
