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The sac that surrounds ANS: pericardium.
and protects the heart is
called the:
The direction of blood ANS: Right atrium right ventricle pulmonary artery
flow through the heart is lungs pulmonary vein left atrium left ventricle
best described by which
of these?
The nurse is reviewing ANS: The atria contract toward the end of diastole
anatomy and physiology and push the remaining blood into the ventricles.
of the heart. Which
statement best describes
what is meant by atrial
kick?
When listening to heart ANS: aortic and pulmonic.
sounds, the nurse knows
that the valve closures that
can be heard best at the
base of the heart are:
,Which of these statements ANS: The tricuspid valve closes slightly later than the
describes the closure of mitral valve.
the valves in a normal
cardiac cycle?
The component of the ANS: sinoatrial (SA) node.
conduction system
referred to as the
pacemaker of the heart is
the:
The electrical stimulus of ANS: AV node SA node bundle of His bundle
the cardiac cycle follows branches
which sequence?
The findings from an ANS: elevated pressure related to heart failure.
assessment of a 70-year-
old patient with swelling in
his ankles include jugular
venous pulsations 5 cm
above the sternal angle
when the head of his bed
is elevated 45 degrees.
The nurse knows that this
finding indicates:
When assessing a ANS: There is an opening in the atrial septum where
newborn infant who is 5 blood can flow into the left side of the heart.
minutes old, the nurse
knows that which of these
statements would be true?
, A 25-year-old woman in ANS: This is the result of peripheral vasodilatation and
her fifth month of is an expected change.
pregnancy has a blood
pressure of 100/70 mm
Hg. In reviewing her
previous exam, the nurse
notes that her blood
pressure in her second
month was 124/80 mm Hg.
In evaluating this change,
what does the nurse know
to be true?
In assessing a 70-year-old ANS: Increase in systolic blood pressure
man, the nurse finds the
following: blood pressure
140/100 mm Hg; heart rate
104 and slightly irregular;
split S2. Which of these
findings can be explained
by expected
hemodynamic changes
related to age?
A 45-year-old man is in ANS: "Do you have any history of problems with your
the clinic for a routine heart?"
physical. During the
history the patient states
he's been having difficulty
sleeping. "I'll be sleeping
great and then I wake up
and feel like I can't get my
breath." The nurse's best
response to this would be: