Cardiovascular Quiz
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How many types of valve present in the heart?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 1
D. 3
Choose one of the pulses you can palpate in the arms?
A. Popliteal pulse
B. Jugular
C. Dorsalis Pedis
D. Radial pulse
Palpable pulse around the medial malleolus is called;
A. Popliteal pulse
B. Dorsalis Pedis
C. Brachial pulse
D. Posterior Tibial pulse
What possible heart disease if there is a significant deviation when you palpate the PMI?
A. Thrombophlebitis
B. Levocardia
C. Heart Failure
D. Cardiomegaly
What artery is palpable in the neck?
A. Carotid
B. Brachial
C. Radial
D. Temporal
In cardiovascular assessment, a nurse uses the following technique except:
A. Inspection
B. Auscultation
C. Percussion
D. Palpation
To help clarify types of heart sounds heard on auscultation, what patient’s position will be best for high-pitched sound?
A. Supine position
B. Prone position
C. Sitting position
D. Left lateral recumbent position
What subjective data are you going to ask in cardiovascular assessment?
A. Previous and current medications taken
B. Age, Gender and race
C. Lifestyle
D. All of the above
Heart sound associated with the closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves:
A. S2
B. S3
C. S1
D. S4
In assessing for pitting edema, how severe if the result is 6mm?
A. 3+ edema
B. 1+ edema
C. 2+ edema
D. 4+ edema
What area are you auscultating with the diaphragm placed at the 2nd right intercostal space?
A. Aortic area
B. Erb’s point
C. Pulmonic area
D. Tricuspid area
Blood vessel/s that has pulse?
A. Artery
B. All of the above
C. Vein
D. Capillary
A sign that indicates that a patient has a possibility of developing thrombophlebitis?
A. Moses’ sign
B. steks’s sign
C. Homan’s sign
D. Psoas sign
Dorsalis Pedis is palpable on the?
A. Popliteal fossa
B. On the arm
C. Between malleolus and Achilles tendon
D. Lateral & parallel to the extensor tendon of the big toe
What is the best position in doing precordium inspection?
A. Supine position
B. Semi-supine position
C. Side-lying position
D. Prone position
