Cardiac nurs 210 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Cardiac NURS 210orthopnea - correct answer ability to breathe only in an upright position, difficulty when lying down A student states that a client has palpable rushing vibration in the area of the pulmonic valve. What should the instructor explain that the student is feeling? - correct answer a thrill bruit - correct answer abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard during auscultation of an artery or organ murmur - correct answer abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of th...

Cardiac NURS 210orthopnea - correct answer ability to breathe only in an upright position, difficulty when lying down A student states that a client has palpable rushing vibration in the area of the pulmonic valve. What should the instructor explain that the student is feeling? - correct answer a thrill bruit - correct answer abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard during auscultation of an artery or organ murmur - correct answer abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of th...

NURS 210-Cardiovascular- Heart and Blood VesselsQuestions=any heart problems like murmurs or heart failure, family history of heart problems, heart attack, do you smoke (nicotine=vasoconstrictor), how much and how long have you smoked, have you ever smoked, any emboli, any thrombosis, any hypertension (heart will have to work harder), any surgeries, ay rheumatic fever (strep throat turns into this), any diabetes (excessive sugar, these pt do not manage blood lipids well) - correct answer C__...

NURS 210 FINALWhere is the apical impulse found? - correct answer 5th ICS CL on the left What are thrills? - correct answer humming vibrations that feel like the throat of a purring cat why is it important to listen over both carotid arteries with the bell? - correct answer to assure that the thrill is not a bruit What is a bruit? - correct answer a vascular, murmur-like sound What is a murmur? - correct answer a sound of cardiac origin Where should the arm be when you take BP? - ...

NURS 210: CV AssessmentThe __________ is the area of the chest over the heart. - correct answer precordium The heart is located behind the __________ from the 3rd-5th ribs. - correct answer sternum Describe the location of the heart... - correct answer To the left of midline between the lungs and above the diaphragm The base is located at the __________ of the heart. - correct answer top The apex is located at the __________ of the heart. In terms of pulsation, what is this point cal...

NURS 210 Final Exam Liberty Universityatelectasis - correct answer collapse of alveoli, preventing the normal respiratory exchange of O2 and CO2 BPH - correct answer "benign prostatic hyperplasia": prostate gland enlargement Black Hairy Tongue - correct answer temporary, harmless oral condition that gives the tongue a dark, hairy appearance; this is caused by the use of antibiotics that kill bacteria within the mouth Cardiac Tamponade - correct answer blood or fluid fill the space bet...

NURS 210-Cardiovascular- Heart and Blood VesselsQuestions=any heart problems like murmurs or heart failure, family history of heart problems, heart attack, do you smoke (nicotine=vasoconstrictor), how much and how long have you smoked, have you ever smoked, any emboli, any thrombosis, any hypertension (heart will have to work harder), any surgeries, ay rheumatic fever (strep throat turns into this), any diabetes (excessive sugar, these pt do not manage blood lipids well) - correct answer C__...

NURS 210: CV AssessmentThe __________ is the area of the chest over the heart. - correct answer precordium The heart is located behind the __________ from the 3rd-5th ribs. - correct answer sternum Describe the location of the heart... - correct answer To the left of midline between the lungs and above the diaphragm The base is located at the __________ of the heart. - correct answer top The apex is located at the __________ of the heart. In terms of pulsation, what is this point cal...

NURS 210 FINALWhere is the apical impulse found? - correct answer 5th ICS CL on the left What are thrills? - correct answer humming vibrations that feel like the throat of a purring cat why is it important to listen over both carotid arteries with the bell? - correct answer to assure that the thrill is not a bruit What is a bruit? - correct answer a vascular, murmur-like sound What is a murmur? - correct answer a sound of cardiac origin Where should the arm be when you take BP? - ...

NURS 210 Final Exam Liberty University atelectasis - correct answer collapse of alveoli, preventing the normal respiratory exchange of O2 and CO2 BPH - correct answer "benign prostatic hyperplasia": prostate gland enlargement Black Hairy Tongue - correct answer temporary, harmless oral condition that gives the tongue a dark, hairy appearance; this is caused by the use of antibiotics that kill bacteria within the mouth Cardiac Tamponade - correct answer blood or fluid fill the space b...