NURS 6512 / NURS6512 Exam #1 Study Guide (Latest): Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning - Walden University

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NURS 6512 - Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning Exam #1 Advanced Health Assessment Study Guide Which question would be considered a leading question? - You do not get headache... s often, do you? Is the leading cause of all Morbidity and Mortality across all ages and genders - CVD: cardiovascular disease Heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, valvular heart disease, and coronary heart disease - Cardiovascular disease includes the following The closing of the mitral valve and tricuspid valve better known as the atrioventricular valves, it is the beginning of systole - Heart sounds S1 is Risk factors for Cardiac and peripheral vascular disease include - hypertension, smoking, Diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, sedentary lifestyle, hostility, greater than 45 years for males and greater than 55 for females, males & post menopause females, positive family history & Increased CRP Signs of heart or circulatory disease on physical exam include - pallor, cyanosis, diaphoresis, edema, restlessness, and confusion S1 is heard best - at the apex of the heart Auscultation - is generally the most useful part of the cardiac exam Identify rate and rhythm of the heart, S1 is heard louder at the apex and S2 is louder at the base, S1 is synchronous with carotid pulse it can be helpful to palpate when listening - (First) Exam goes in the following order - Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, and then Auscultation. If it is an abdominal assessment, Auscultation is completed after inspection. The conduction system of the heart - SA node, Atria, AV node, Bundle of his, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers, finally to ventricular muscle [Show More]

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