Update ) Health
Assessment II | Week 1 - 3
Questions and Answers | 100%
Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
WEEK 1: Peripheral Vascular
Question:
If you can not find a Dorsalis pedis pulse, what should you do
Answer:
assess with a doppler
Question:
Where would you palpate an adult pulse in an emergency?
Answer:
carotid
,Question:
Where would you palpate a infant pulse in an emergency?
Answer:
brachial
Question:
Arterial Insufficiency
Answer:
Skin is pale, shiny
Hair loss distribution
Distal, dry, round ulcer (punch out ulcer), no drainage
Absent or weak pulse
Cool temperature
No edema
Intermittent claudication
When foot elevated --> pallor
When food dependent (sitting down legs are dangling)--> rubor
Pain when exercising, increased activity
,Question:
Venus Insufficiency
Answer:
Swollen leg
darkened hyperpigmentation at ankle
uneven edged ulcers on leg and ankle (red with drainage
Darkened hyperpigmentation at ankle
Edema present
Normal pulse
Hard skin, normal temperature, Ruddy, cyanotic
blood clots
Hair and nails normal
Question:
Where would you palpate a child's pulse in an emergency?
Answer:
carotid or brachial
, Question:
People at risk of arterial insufficiency
Answer:
history of smoking
diet high in fat
family history of MR or stroke
age (older)
diabetes
hypercholesterolemia
obesity
Question:
People at risk of Venus insufficiency
Answer:
who stand for more than 10 hours a day
history of smoking
obesity
pregnancy
history of HF
Varicosities or thrombophlebitis