Heart Anatomy and Blood flow
This blood vessel carries blood away from the heart.
What is an artery?
This heart sound is produced by closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves.
What is S1?
The nurse inspects for this abnormal neck finding with the head of bed at 30 degrees.
What is jugular venous distension (JVD)?
Normal capillary refill is less than this many seconds.
What is 3 seconds?
The "P" that refers to numbness and tingling.
What is paresthesia?
Blood enters this chamber first after returning from the body.
What is the right atrium.
Systole refers to this action of the heart.
What is contraction? (squeeze)
These arteries should never be palpated simultaneously.
What are the carotid arteries?
If a pulse cannot be palpated, the nurse should use this device.
What is a Doppler?
The "P" that refers to movement of the extremity.
What is paralysis?
The right side of the heart carries this type of blood.
What is deoxygenated blood.
A blowing sound heard after S1 is called this.
What is a systolic murmur?
A swooshing sound heard over the carotid artery is called a _______.
What is a bruit?
This pulse is located behind the knee.
What is the popliteal pulse?
Name two findings assessed under perfusion during a neurovascular assessment.
Pallor, capillary refill, temperature, pulse quality (any two).
Place the following in order: Right Atrium, Lungs, Left Ventricle, Right Ventricle.
ight Atrium → Right Ventricle → Lungs → Left Atrium → Left Ventricle
This extra heart sound occurs immediately after S2 and sounds like "lub-dub-dee."
What is S3?
Name the auscultation mnemonic for the five cardiac landmarks.
State which heart sound is associated with each letter.
What is APETM (All Pigs Eat Too Much/All People Read Time Magazine)?
A: Aortic
P: Pulmonic
E: Erb's Point
T: Tricuspid
M: Mitral (Apical)
Which location does the nurse auscultate for the apical pulse?
What is the 5th intercostal space at the left midclavicular line?
While assessing edema, the nurse presses over the shin for 5 seconds and notes an 8 mm indentation that persists. What grade edema is this?
What is +4 pitting edema?
A client asks why blood travels to the lungs before returning to the left side of the heart. Explain why.
To remove CO₂ and become oxygenated.
During auscultation, the nurse hears an extra sound before S1. Which sound is most likely present?
What is S4?
A nurse notes a forceful, bounding carotid pulse. What pulse grade would be documented?
What is +3?
A nurse assesses bilateral posterior tibial pulses. The right pulse is +1 and the left pulse is +3. How should the nurse interpret this finding?
What is asymmetric peripheral pulses indicating possible impaired circulation requiring further assessment?
During a neurovascular assessment of a client with a lower leg fracture, the nurse asks the client to wiggle their toes and lift their foot. The nurse is assessing which of the 7 P's?
What is paralysis?