Assignment: Diagnosis of mitral valve
Assignment: Diagnosis of mitral valve
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Question 1.A 30-year-old woman with a history of mitral valve problems states that she has been “very tired” She has started waking up at night and feels like her “heart is pounding” During the assessment, the nurse practitioner palpates a thrill and lift at the fifth left intercostal space midclavicular line In the same area the nurse practitioner also auscultates a blowing, swishing sound right after S1 These findings would be most consistent with:
heart failure
aortic stenosis
pulmonary edema
mitral regurgitation
Question 2 Question : A patient presents with excruciating headache pain on one side of his head, especially around his eye, forehead, and cheek that lasts about 1/2 to 2 hours, occurring once or twice each day The nurse practitioner suspects:
hypertension
cluster headaches
tension headaches
migraine headaches
Question 3 Question : A patient complains that while studying for an examination he began to notice a severe headache in the frontotemporal area of his head that is throbbing and is somewhat relieved when he lies down He tells the nurse practitioner that his mother also had these headaches The nurse practitioner suspects that he may be suffering from:
hypertension
cluster headaches
tension headaches
migraine headaches
Question 4 Question : A patient tells the nurse practitioner that he is very nervous, that he is nauseated, and that he “feels hot” This type of data would be:
objective
reflective
subjective
introspective
