Exam 21: Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System

Which of the following statements about assessment of the ankle-brachial index (ABI)is true?

The nurse uses the "profile sign" to detect:

Which of the following statements best describes the mechanism(s)by which venous blood returns to the heart?

The nurse is aware that a positive Homan's sign in a patient:

A 67-year-old patient states that he recently began experiencing pain in his left calf while climbing the 10 stairs to his apartment.This pain is relieved by sitting for about 2 minutes;then he is able to resume his activities.This patient is most likely experiencing:

The nurse is performing a well-child assessment on a 5-year-old boy.He has no current history that would lead the nurse to suspect any illness.His past medical history is unremarkable,and he received immunizations 1 week ago.Which of the following findings would be considered normal in this situation?

Why would the nurse perform a modified Allen test?

During assessment,a patient tells the nurse that her fingers often change colour when she goes out in cold weather.She describes these episodes as her fingers first turning white,then blue,then red with a burning,throbbing pain.The nurse suspects that she is experiencing:

A patient complains of leg pain that wakes him up at night.He states that he "has been having problems" with his legs.He has pain in his legs when they are elevated,but the pain disappears when he dangles the legs.He recently noticed "a sore" on the inner aspect of the right ankle.This information would indicate that the patient is most likely experiencing:

A 70-year-old patient is scheduled for open-heart surgery.The physicians plan to use the great saphenous vein for the coronary bypass grafts.The patient asks,"What happens to my circulation when the veins are removed?" The nurse should reply:

During assessment,the nurse notes that a patient's left arm is swollen from the shoulder down to the fingers,with nonpitting edema.The right arm is normal.The patient had a mastectomy 1 year ago.Which of the following problems does the nurse suspect?

The nurse is examining the lymphatic system of a healthy 3-year-old child.Which of the following would the nurse expect to find?

When auscultating over a patient's femoral arteries,the nurse notes a bruit on the left side.The nurse knows that:

The nurse is reviewing the assessment of a patient's peripheral pulses and notes that the radial pulses are "2+." What type of pulse does this reading indicate?

When describing a weak,thready pulse,the nurse should document:

Which of the following statements about the manual compression test is true?

The major artery supplying the arm is the:

The nurse is performing peripheral vascular assessment on a bedridden patient and notes the following findings in the right leg: increased warmth,swelling,redness,tenderness to palpation,and a positive Homan's sign.The nurse would:

Which of the following situations best describes a person at risk for development of venous disease?

When assessing a patient's pulse,the nurse notes that the amplitude is weaker during inspiration and stronger during expiration.When the nurse measures the blood pressure,the reading decreases by 20 mm Hg during inspiration and increases with expiration.This patient is experiencing: