NUR 2180 Physical Assessment

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Quiz - Cardiac

How to assess the carotid pulse

- palpate one artery at a time for presence of a pulse and grade that pulse.

Should be the same on both sides

what is a heave

- a lift or vibration of the heart that you can feel

What is a thrill?

- palpable vibration

oxygenated blood during cardiac cycle

- goes out to the body from the aortic artery

deoxygenated blood during cardiac cycle

- goes to the lungs to be oxygenated from the pulmonary artery

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