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1.
In the presence of heart failure, which age group is most likely to exhibit liver enlargement before pulmonary edema?
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An increase in heart rate during inspiration, with a decrease in this rate during expiration, is an expected finding in:
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a 48-year-old patient with a complaint of chest pain. On examination you note a murmur of medium pitch that fills systole. It is heard best at the apex and along the left sternal border. Which of the following identifies these clinical findings?
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Mr. Casey is a 66-year-old patient with aortic stenosis. Which of the following best describes the major function of the heart valves?
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Normal heart sounds are best heard:
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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?
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S1 is a ______________ sound that is heard the loudest at the _____________of the heart.
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The most helpful finding in determining left-sided heart failure is:
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The earliest sign of heart failure in an infant is frequently:
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You are listening to a patient's heart sounds in the aortic and pulmonic areas. The sound becomes asynchronous during inspiration. The prevalent heart sound to this area is most likely which of the following?
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Which of the following events occurs during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle?
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her 5-year-old daughter is brought in for an exam. On examination you note a systolic ejection murmur that is loud, harsh, and high in pitch heard over the second intercostal space along the left sternal border. What problem should you suspect?
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a 55-year-old marathon runner who presents to your office with a complaint of many days of fever, shortness of breath, and some chest pain. On examination you note clinical signs of congestive heart failure. What disease process should you consider?
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Mr. Kingman is a healthy 17-year-old who presents with acute and severe chest pain. He has no history of illness or injury. Which of the following possible causes of chest pain is the most logical problem to consider?
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Mr. Webber is a 53-year-old patient who has a fixed split heart sound. Splitting is said to be fixed when it is unaffected by:
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Mr. Lukas is a 48-year-old patient with diabetes and hypertension. On examination, which heart sound suggests a pathology and requires additional evaluation?
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Mrs. Yates is a 55-year-old patient who presents to your office with complaints of chest pain. To assess the timing of the cardiac cycle, you place one hand over the precordium and the other hand over the:
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18.
A grade IV mitral regurgitation murmur would:
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19.
Which of the following happens to the electrical impulse as it passes through the AV node?
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20.
If the apical impulse is more vigorous than expected to the chest wall, it is called:
A.
Bacterial endocarditis
B.
liver enlargement.
C.
Atrial septal defect
D.
Infants
E.
Electrical impulses are slightly slowed down.
F.
Cocaine use
G.
over areas where blood flows after it passes through a valve.
H.
respiration.
I.
a lift.
J.
carotid pulse.
K.
s4
L.
S2
M.
systolic; apex
N.
jugular vein distention.
O.
Permits the flow of blood in one direction
P.
The ventricles contract and the atria relax.
Q.
4-year-old children.
R.
radiate to the axilla.
S.
Subaortic stenosis
T.
Place the patient in a left lateral recumbent position and listen with the bell of the stethoscope.
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21.
In the fetus, the right ventricle pumps blood through the:
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22.
The spread of the impulse through the ventricles (ventricular depolarization) is depicted on the ECG as the:
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23.
Fat deposits in the circulatory system of an older adult can lead to:
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24.
The thick muscular middle layer of the heart that is responsible for contraction is the:
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25.
You are conducting an examination of Mr. C.'s heart and blood vessels and auscultate a grade III murmur. The intensity of this murmur is:
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26.
S3 and S4 are commonly heard in which of the following groups of individuals?
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During auscultation of heart tones, you are uncertain whether the sound you hear is an S2 split. You should ask the patient to inhale deeply while listening at the _____ area.
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Thin-walled reservoirs of the heart are the:
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The "pacing" structure of the heart's electrical activity is the:
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Purkinje fibers are located in the:

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