What is responsible for the inspiratory splitting of S2?
Closure of aortic, then pulmonic valves
A 25yearold optical technician comes to your clinic for evaluation of fatigue. As part of
your physical examination, y
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What is responsible for the inspiratory splitting of S2?
Closure of aortic, then pulmonic valves
A 25yearold optical technician comes to your clinic for evaluation of fatigue. As part of
your physical examination, you listen to her heart and hear a murmur only at the cardiac
apex. Which valve is most likely to be involved, based on the location of the murmur?
Mitral
You are conducting a workshop on the measurement of jugular venous pulsation. As
part of your instruction, you tell the students to make sure that they can distinguish
between the jugular venous pulsation and the carotid pulse. Which one of the following
characteristics is typical of the carotid pulse?
Palpable
A 68yearold mechanic presents to the emergency room for shortness of breath. You
are concerned about a cardiac cause and measure his jugular venous pressure (JVP). It
is elevated. Which one of the following conditions is a potential cause of elevated JVP?
Constrictive pericarditis
You are palpating the apical impulse in a patient with heart disease and find that the
amplitude is diffuse and increased. Which of the following conditions could be a
potential cause of an increase in the amplitude of the impulse?
Aortic stenosis, with pressure overload of the left ventricle
Which of the following events occurs at the start of diastole?
Closure of the aortic valve
Which is true of a third heart sound (S3)?
It is caused by rapid deceleration of blood against the ventricular wall.
Which is true of splitting of the second heart sound?
It is best heard over the pulmonic area with the bell of the stethoscope
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shared via CourseHero.comIn healthy adults over 20, how often should blood pressure, body mass index, waist
circumference, and pulse be assessed, according to American Heart Association
guidelines?
Every 2 years
Which of the following may be missed unless the patient is placed in the left lateral
decubitus position and auscultated with the bell?
Mitral stenosis murmur Opening snap of the mitral valve S3 and S4 gallops(all)
You are listening carefully for S2 splitting. Which of the following will help?
Using the bell with light pressure over the 2nd left intercostal space
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath. To which
anatomic region would you assign the symptom?
Cardiac
Patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the following anatomic regions can
be responsible for a cough?
Cardiac
You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are trying to decide whether it is
inflammatory or noninflammatory in nature. Which one of the following symptoms is
consistent with an inflammatory process?
Tenderness
A 19yearold college sophomore comes to the clinic for evaluation of joint pains. The
student has been back from spring break for 2 weeks; during her holiday, she went
camping. She notes that she had a red spot, shaped like a target, but then it started
spreading, and then the joint pains started. She used insect repellant but was in an area
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has never been sexually active. What is the most likely cause of her joint pain?
Lyme disease
A 28yearold graduate student comes to your clinic for evaluation of pain “all over.”
With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse in the neck,
shoulders, hands, low back, and knees. She denies swelling in her joints; she states
that the pain is worse in the morning; there is no limitation in her range of motion. On
physical examination, she has several points on the muscles of the neck, shoulders,
and back that are tender to palpation; muscle strength and range of motion are normal.
Which of the following is likely the cause of her pain?
Fibromyalgia
A high school soccer player “blew out his knee” when the opposing goalie's head and
shoulder struck his flexed knee while the goalie was diving for the ball. All of the
following structures were involved in some way in his injury, but which of the following is
actually an extraarticular structure?
Tendons
Louise, a 60yearold, complains of left knee pain associated with tenderness
throughout, redness, and warmth over the joint. Which of the following is least helpful in
determining if a joint problem is inflammatory?
Pain
An infant presents with a heart rate of 180, a respiratory rate of 68, and an enlarged
liver. What diagnosis does this suggest?
Heart failure
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each breath, and the skin between his ribs is pulled inward with inhalation. What is the
significance of these findings?
These are indicative of respiratory distress.
The nurse is participating in a health fair and performing cholesterol screens. One
person has hypercholesterolemia. She is concerned about her risk for developing heart
disease. Which of the following factors is used to estimate the 10year risk of
developing coronary heart disease?
Gender, men have a higher risk than women. The other factors are less significant.
What lifethreatening condition causes excess fluid in the pericardial cavity caused by
blunt trauma, pericarditis, myocardial rupture?
Cardiac tamponade
What are the radiological findings with severe left heart failure?
cardiomegaly, pulmonary artery engorgement, interstitial pulmonary edema, bat wings pattern, and pleural effusion
What type of murmur is caused by mitral regurgitation?
A Systolic murmur
What type of murmur is caused by mitral stenosis?
A diastolic murmur that creates an opening snap soon after S2, followed by a lowpitch "rumbling" murmur
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