Which of the following happens to the electrical impulse as it passes through the AV node?
Electrical impulses are slightly slowed down.
In the presence of heart failure, which age group is most likely to exhibit liver enlargement before pulmonary edema?
Infants
Mrs. Gorski is a 38-year-old patient who is 8 months pregnant and presents to your office for a routine visit. Which of the following cardiovascular findings would be considered normal for Mrs. Gorski?
The heart position shifts up and to the left; the apex moves laterally.
The most helpful finding in determining left-sided heart failure is:
jugular vein distention.
Contraction of the ventricles causes:
closure of the atrioventricular valves.
Normal heart sounds are best heard:
over areas where blood flows after it passes through a valve.
Mrs. Tubbs is a 42-year-old patient who presents to your office for a routine follow-up. Which of the following is the best technique to hear low-pitched filling sounds of the heart?
Place the patient in a left lateral recumbent position and listen with the bell of the stethoscope.
Mr. Hortsman presents to your office for a routine follow-up. Which of the following techniques is best to hear a splitting of the S2 sound?
The individual takes in a deep breath and holds it for a brief time.
An increase in heart rate during inspiration, with a decrease in this rate during expiration, is an expected finding in:
