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Health Assessment in Nursing: Chapters 20 & 21

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What is the space between the lungs where the heart is located called?   The mediastinum  
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The heart extends vertically from the ___ ICS (intercostal space) to the ___ ICS.   2nd ICS --> 5th ICS  
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The heart extends horizontally from the _____ sternal border to the ____ ___-______ line.   right sternal border --> left mid-clavicular line  
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The large veins and vessels leading straight to and away from the heart are referred to as the ___________?   great vessels  
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The pulmonary ______ bifurcates, and carries blood from the heart to the lungs.   artery  
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The pulmonary _____ return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart. (hint: there are four, two from each lung)   veins  
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The pulmonary veins return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the ____ ______ of the heart.   left atrium  
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Which two valves make up the atrioventricular (AV) valves?   The tricuspid (btwn RA and RV), and the bicuspid or mitral valve (btwn LA and LV)  
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Collagen fibers called _______ _________ anchor the flaps of AV valves to papillary muscles within the ventricles of the heart.   chordae tendinae  
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Which heart valves are located at the exit of each ventricle?   The semi-lunar valves (each valve has three cusps or flaps)  
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What is the fibroserous sac that surrounds the heart?   The pericardium  
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What is the serous layer that covers the heart?   The epicardium  
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The _________ is the thickest layer of the heart, and is made up of contractile cardiac muscle.   The myocardium  
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The ___________ is a thin layer of endothelial tissue that forms the innermost layer of the heart.   The endocardium  
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What is the process called that involves the filling and emptying of the cardiac chambers?   The cardiac cycle (p. 352)  
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Outline the pathway of electrical impulse through the heart.   SA node (atrial contraction) --> AV node --> delay --> AV bundle or "bundle of his" --> purkinje fibers (ventricular contraction)  
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Which phase of the cardiac cycle occurs when the AV valves are open, and the ventricles are relaxed.   Diastole (p. 352)  
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T/F Atrial contraction causes an increase in left ventricular pressure?   True; referred to as "atrial kick," or "atrial systole," or "presystole."  
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Which phase of the cardiac cycle begins with the closing of the AV valves (S1)?   Systole (p. 352); AV valves shut (S1) --> ventricles contract & semi-lunar valves open --> pressure falls --> semi-lunar valves close (S2)  
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At what location is it best to auscultate the S1 heart sound?   Left mid-clavicular line, 5th ICS  
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At what location is it best to auscultate the S2 heart sound?   Best heard at the base of the heart (2nd ICS, R + L sternal borders) p. 357-358  
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T/F Cardiac output measures the amount of blood ejected by ventricles with each contraction.   False: SV = amount ejected with VC; CO = amount over time (SV*HR) normal adult = 5-6L/min  
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What are are the factors that may result in a pronounced S2 sound?   Hypertension, Increased pressure in pulmonary vasculature (mitral stenosis or CHF), semilunar calcification w/ normal mobility  
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What are are the factors that may result in a diminished S2 sound?   Hypotension, aortic or pulmonic stenosis (semi-lunar calcification w/diminished mobility)  
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A normal S2 split is head during ___________, and disappears during __________.   Inspiration, expiration; a split S2 that does not disappear during expiration may indicate heart disease.  
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Which valve sound of the S2 is typically heard over the other? (Hint: It's either pulmonic, or aortic)   Typically the aortic valve is heard. (See split S2 on p. 356)  
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Which abnormal heart sound occurs when there is a delayed electrical impulse to the right ventricle? a) Split S2 b) Wide split S2 c) S3 d) S4   Wide split S2; A split S2 is normal, and s3 and s4 are extra sounds related to diastolic filling. (p. 354-356)  
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T/F A grade 5 murmur can be heard without a stethoscope?   False: Murmurs are ranked on a scale of 1-6 based on intensity. Grade 5 can be heard with the stethoscope partly on chest, but must be a grade 6 to hear without. (p. 375)  
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The P wave on an ECG indicates ______ depolarization.   atrial (p. 353)  
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The QRS complex on an ECG represents what?   Ventricle depolarization (p. 353)  
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The T wave on an ECG represents ventricular ______________.   repolarization (p. 353)  
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T/F The "U wave" on an ECG represents the final phase of ventricular repolarization, and may or may not be present?   True; for the most part the T wave represents repolarization (should be present) the U wave follows (may or may not be present)  
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