Heart Andneck Vessels

Question 1

The anterior chest area that overlies the heart and great vessels is called the

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Precordium

Question 2

The bicuspid, or mitral, valve is located

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Between the left atrium and left ventricle

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The semilunar valves are located

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at the exit of each ventricle at the beginning of the great vessels

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The sinoatrial node of the heart is located on the

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posterior wall of the right atrium

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The P-wave phase of an ECG represents

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conduction of the impulse throughout the atria

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assessment technique most often associated with evaluation of the cardiovascular system

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Auscultation

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event of the heart when contraction of the ventricles forces blood into major vessels

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Systole

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palpable murmur described as feeling like the throat of a purring cat

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Thrill

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audible variation between closure of two valves

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Splitting

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Pulmonic auscultation

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2nd or 3rd ICS at the left sternal border

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Auscultation of aortic area

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2nd ICS and right sternal border

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Area of auscultation for erb’s point

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third to fifth ICS at the left sternal border

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Area of auscultation for tricuspid

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fourth or fifth ICS at left lower sternal border

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Auscultation of mitral

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fifth ICS at left midclavicular line

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localized area of tissue necrosis caused by prolonged anoxia

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Infarct

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During a cardiac examination, the nurse can best hear the S1 heart sound by placing the stethoscope at the client’s

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Apex of the heart

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The S4 heart sound can be heard

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During diastole

Question 18

An adult client visits the clinic and tells the nurse that she feels chest pain and pain down her right arm. The nurse should refer the client to a physician for possible

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Angina

Question 19

An adult client tells the nurse that his father died of a massive coronary attack at the age of 65. One risk factor of coronary heart is

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high serum level of low-density lipoproteins

Question 20

The nurse is planning a presentation about coronary heart disease for a group of middle-aged adults. What should be in the teaching plan?

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lowering elevated cholesterol and BP decreases the risk of heart attack

Question 21

The nurse is preparing to assess the cardiovascular system of an adult client with emphysema. It may be difficult to hear the client’s

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Apical pulse

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the nurse detects a bruit over the carotid artery. A bruit is…

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associated with occlusive arterial disease

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Client’s jugular veins are fully extended. These signs are indicative of

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increased central venous pressure

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is a tough, inextensible, loose-fitting, fibro serous sac that attaches to the great vessels and surrounds the heart.

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Pericardium

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serous membrane covers the outer surface of the heart.

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Epicardium

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thickest layer of the heart; made up of contractile cardiac muscles.

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Myocardium

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moves blood between the heart and lungs

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Pulmonary circulation

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moves the blood between the heart. The oxygenated blood coming form the lungs will go back to the heart;

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Systematic circulation

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corresponds to depolarization of the atria (SA node

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P wave

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ventricular depolarization

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Qrs complex