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Lab 3 study guide Flashcards

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1
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What is the precordium?

A

Front side of the heart against chest wall

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What is the pericardium?

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The double layered membrane that surrounds the heart

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What is the mediastinum?

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The portion of the thoracic cavity that contains the heart and is between the lungs

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What is a sinus arrhythmia/dysrhtrhmia?

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Heart rates that change with breathing

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What is a thrombus?

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A blood clot

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What is an embolus

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A traveling blood clot

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What is the carotid sinus?

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Site of baroregulators in the carotid artery. Do not massage the area or you could drop the heart rate/pressure

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What are the three normal breath sounds?

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Bronchial, Bronchovesicular, vescular

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What are adventitious sounds?

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Abnormal breath sounds

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What is stridor, rhonchi?

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High pitched whistling breath sounds caused by secretions

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What is dyspnea?

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Labored breathing

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what are fremitus?

A

Tremors felt during chest palpation-99 mickey mouse

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What is a atelectasis

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full or partial collapsed lung

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What is bronchiectasis?

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Damaged airway

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Where do you listen for aortic heart sounds What heart sound is most prevalent?

A

the second ICS at the right sternal border S2

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Where do you listen for pulmonic heart sounds What heart sound is most prevalent?

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1-3 ICS on left sternal border S2

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Where do you listen for Erb’s point What heart sound is most prevalent?

A

Third ICS Left sternal border equal S1/S2

18
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Where do you listen for murmurs

A

Erbs point

19
Q

Where do you listen for tricuspid heart sounds What heart sound is most prevalent?

A

4th or 5th ICS left lower sternal border S1

20
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Where do you listen for Mitral(apical) heart sounds What heart sound is most prevalent?

A

5th ICS on the left MCL S1 Can be palpated

21
Q

What is the main cause for hair loss in older populations lower extremities?

A

Poor circulation

Nurse 144 Physical Assessment (6 decks)

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