NSG-316 Exam 3 Latest Update 2024-2025 Exam 150 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
aortic valve - CORRECT ANSWER: right, second intercostal space
apex - CORRECT ANSWER: bottom of the heart that points down and to the left
apical pulse
arterial insufficiency - CORRECT ANSWER: thin, shiny skin
thick, rigid nails loss of hair on lower legs ulcers on toes pallor claudication
arteriosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER: peripheral blood vessels grow more rigid with age; possible Ca build up causes rise in systolic BP
asthma - CORRECT ANSWER: hypersensitivity to certain allergens, stress, or exercise can produce a bronchospasm, inflammation, edema, and secretion of mucus into the airways prolonged expiration with bilateral wheezing could also hear rhonchi if excess mucus production is occurring
atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER: collapsed and shrunken alveoli as a result of airway obstruction increased RR, pulse, possible cyanosis chest expansion is decreased on affected side will have decreased vesicular sounds concerned about this with post-op patients
atelectatic crackles - CORRECT ANSWER: not pathological
heard only in periphery disappear after a few breaths or cough person either just woke up or is post-op
atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER: deposition of fatty plaques on the intima of the arteries
AV valves - CORRECT ANSWER: - separates the atria and ventricles
- opens during diastole to allow ventricles to fill w blood
- closes during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atriums 1 / 2
- right (tricuspid) and left (bicuspid/mitral)
base - CORRECT ANSWER: top of the heart and it is broader
bronchial breath sounds - CORRECT ANSWER: expiration is greater than inspiration heard over the trachea and larynx
bronco-vesicular breath sounds - CORRECT ANSWER: heard in upper sternum
(1st/2nd intercostal spaces) inspiration and expiration are equal
bruit - CORRECT ANSWER: vascular murmur
blowing, swishing sound indicating turbulent blood flow
cardiac output (CO) = - CORRECT ANSWER: SV (stroke volume) * heart rate (HR)
chest pain - CORRECT ANSWER: CV (ischemic)
CV (non-ischemic) pulmonary gastrointestinal dermatologic musculoskeletal/neurological psychogenic
claudication is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER: arterial insufficiency
continuous sounds - CORRECT ANSWER: - wheeze (sibilant and sonorous rhonchi)
- stridor
crackles - CORRECT ANSWER: a.k.a rales
discontinuous popping sound heard over inspiration
deep vein thrombosis - CORRECT ANSWER: blood clot formation in vein
causes unilateral edema
discontinuous sounds - CORRECT ANSWER: - crackles (fine and coarse)
- atelectatic crackles
- pleural friction rub
dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER: subjective report of difficulty breathing
SOB
emphysema - CORRECT ANSWER: permanent enlargement of air sacs
increase in airway resistance, especially on expiration causes decreased chest expansion dec breath sounds, tachypnea,
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