Online essentials Week 1

Question 1

Tachycardia

Answer 1

Heart Rate above 100

Question 2

Bradycardia

Answer 2

Heart Rate Bellow 60

Question 3

What are the types of heart rate changes that you would report?

Answer 3

Tachycardia
Bradycardia
irregular heart rate

Question 4

How many types of identification do you get from patients before you begin?

Answer 4

two types

Question 5

Benefits of taking an apical pulse?

Answer 5

Most reliable, noninvasive way to assess cardiac function

Question 6

What does the apical pulse consist of in terms of heart sounds

Answer 6

The S1 and S2 sounds, (lub dub)

Question 7

What does the S1 sound signify?

Answer 7

Tricuspid valve and mitral valve closing at the end of ventricular filling

Question 8

What does the S2 sound signify?

Answer 8

Sound of pulmonic and Aortic valves closing at the end fo systolic contraction

Question 9

Diaphram of the stethoscope you can hear __ sounds

Answer 9

High pitched sounds

Question 10

Bell of the stethoscope you can hear __ sounds

Answer 10

Low pitched sounds

Question 11

Assessing signs of altered cardiac function

Answer 11

Dyspea (Shortness of breath) 
Chest pain 
orthopnea (discomfort when lying down flat)
Syncope (Fainting) 
palpitations
Edema 
Cyanosis  
Pallor of skin

Question 12

Does breath-holding effect pulse in children?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Is heart rhythm determined by electrical conduction or oxygenation?

Answer 13

electrical conduction

Question 14

What does a bounding pulse mean?

Answer 14

A bounding pulse indicates increased blood volume ejected against the arterial wall.