You can best auscultate which sound when a patient is sitting up, leaning forward, and you are listening over the apex?

• summation sound

• pericardial friction rub

• S4

• S3

Which of the following MOST accurately describes proper axillary lymph node palpation?

• patient lies supine with one arm raised while nurse palpates the sternum

• patient sits up, the nurse palpates posterior, anterior, and central armpit

• patient sits up while the nurse scoops the armpit tissue towards sternum

• patient lies supine with one arm raised, nurse deep into middle armpit

Which of the following describes the muscular layer of the heart that performs the pumping?

• pericardium

• epicardium

• myocardium

• endocardium

Which heart valve sound is located the highest on the left sternal border?

• tricuspid

• mitral

• aortic

• pulmonic

Which type of peripheral vascular disease involves pain RELIEF when legs are elevated?

• Peripheral arterial disease

• peripheral venous disease

Determining pulse deficit requires the nurse to compare the carotid pulse to the brachial pulse

• True

• False

Aging adults commonly experience thickening of the left ventricle due to WHAT vascular change?

• venous stasis

• increase in resting heart rate

• arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)

• increased cardiac output with exercise

Turbulent blood flow related to cardiovascular or valve disease can cause which of the following (SATA)

• thrill

• murmur

• bruit

• S2 sound

Which lymph nodes can be palpated by shaking the patient's hand and palpating in between the bicep and tricep?

• epitrochlear

• inguinal

• axillary

• cervical

A bounding pulse can occur with which of the following?

• shock

• anxiety

• fever

• exercise