Beat, Beat
What cardiac sound is best characterized as sounding like sandpaper?
What is a pericardial friction rub.
This is the muscle wall of the heart
What is the myocardium
How long should the patient rest before performing a ankle-brachial index test?
5-10 min
What is the correct order of an abdominal assessment?
Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation.
Difficulty starting the flow of urine is an indicator of what condition?
BPH
What position should the patient be in to listen to the S3 and S4 heart sounds?
Left lateral
A split S2 sound is heard only in the ______________ valve area.
What is pulmonic
What is claudication?
Pain with walking
What is a tell-tale sign of pyelonephritis?
CVA (costovertebral tenderness)tenderness
A soft, movable mass discovered during a rectal exam could be a?
polyp
When do the semilunar valves open?
During systole.
The QRS complex occurs during which part of the cardiac cycle?
Depolarization of the ventricles.
When doing a pulse assessment on a patient with anxiety how might you characterize your findings?
3+
How long do you auscultate for before determining there are absent bowel sounds?
5 min per quadrant
What is a linear split in the perianal area called?
What is a fissure
A thrill in the 2nd and 3rd right interspaces occurs with what condition?
aortic stenosis and systemic hypertension.
Deficiency in which vitamin may increase the risk of cardio vascular disease?
Vitamin D.
When palpating the apical impulse what should the nurse ask the patient to do?
Exhale and then hold their breath.
What are the 4 abdominal areas you listen for vascular sounds/bruits?
Aorta, left renal artery, iliac artery, femoral artery.
In low risk male patients a PSA and digital rectal exam should be performed starting at what age?
50
What non-invasive test is performed to check for valvular incompetency?
Doppler ultrasound.
Engorged pulsating neck veins and liver enlargement can be seen with what cardiac condition?
Tricuspid regurgitation.
Which node is in the antecubital fossa and drains the hand and lower arm?
The epitrochlear node.
What is borborygmus?
"stomach growling"
Excessive fat in the stool is known as?
Steatorrhea