AGACNP Exam 3 Questions and Answers.
pectus excavatum - Correct Answer-You examine a 24-year-old woman with mitral valve
prolapse (MVP). Her physical
... [Show More] examination findings may also include:
A. pectus excavatum
B. obesity
C. petite stature
D. hyper-extensible joints
a mid- to late-systolic murmur - Correct Answer-In performing a cardiac examination in a
person with mitral valve prolapse, you expect to find:
A. an early- to mid-systolic, crescendo-descrendo murmur.
B. a pansystolic murmur
C. a low-pitched, diastolic rumble
D. a mid- to late-systolic murmur
Marfan syndrome - Correct Answer-A risk factor for MVP (mitral valve prolapse)
includes a history of:
A. rheumatic fever
B. rheumatoid arthritis
C. Kawasaki disease
D. Marfan syndrome
a mid-systolic click - Correct Answer-Additional findings in MVP (mitral valve prolapse)
include:
A. an opening snap
B. a mid-systolic click
C. a paradoxical splitting of the second heart sound (S2).
D. a fourth heart sound
encouragement of a regular program of aerobic activity - Correct Answer-Intervention
for patients with MVP (mitral valve prolapse) often includes advice about which of the
following?
A. restricted activity because of low cardiac output
B. control of fluid intake to minimize risk of volume overload
C. routine use of beta-adrenergic antagonists to control palpitations
D. encouragement of a regular program of aerobic activity
AGACNP Exam 3 Questions and Answers
stenotic - Correct Answer-When a heart valve fails to open to its normal orifice size, it is
said to be:
A. stenotic
B. incompetent
C. sclerotic
D. regurgitant
incompetent - Correct Answer-When a heart valve fails to close properly, it is said to be:
A. stenotic
B. incompetent
C. sclerotic
D. regurgitant
echocardiogram - Correct Answer-Upon detection of a suspected pathologic cardiac
murmur, the next step in obtaining a diagnostic procedure usually includes a:
A. ventilation perfusion scan
B. echocardiogram
C. pulmonary artery angiography
D. cardiac computerized tomography (CT) scan
localized diastolic with little radiation - Correct Answer-You are evaluating a patient who
has rheumatic heart disease. When assessing her for mitral stenosis, you auscultate the
heart, anticipating finding the following murmur:
A. systolic with wide radiation over the precordium
B. localized diastolic with little radiation
C. diastolic with radiation to the neck
D. systolic with radiation to the axilla
systolic with radiation to the axilla - Correct Answer-In evaluating mitral valve
incompetency, you expect to find the following murmur:
A. systolic with radiation to the axilla
B. diastolic with little radiation
C. diastolic with radiation to the axilla
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