2020 NSG6020 South University Cardiac Study Guide With Answers (26 Solved Questions)

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What is responsible for the inspiratory splitting of S2?Closure of aortic, then pulmonic valvesA 25-year-old optical technician comes to your clinic for evaluation of fatigue. As part ofyour physical examination, you listen to her heart and hear a murmur only at the cardiacapex. Which valve is most likely to be involved, based on the location of the murmur?MitralYou are conducting a workshop on the measurement of jugular venous pulsation. Aspart of your instruction, you tell the students to make sure that they can distinguishbetween the jugular venous pulsation and the carotid pulse. Which one of the followingcharacteristics is typical of the carotid pulse?PalpableA 68-year-old mechanic presents to the emergency room for shortness of breath. Youare concerned about a cardiac cause and measure his jugular venous pressure (JVP). Itis elevated. Which one of the following conditions is a potential cause of elevated JVP?Constrictive pericarditisYou are palpating the apical impulse in a patient with heart disease and find that theamplitude is diffuse and increased. Which of the following conditions could be apotential cause of an increase in the amplitude of the impulse?Aortic stenosis, with pressure overload of the left ventricleWhich of the following events occurs at the start of diastole?Closure of the aortic valveWhich is true of a third heart sound (S3)?It is caused by rapid deceleration of blood against the ventricular wall.Which is true of splitting of the second heart sound?It is best heard over the pulmonic area with the bell of the stethoscope

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