NR569 Week 2 CEA Pre-Clinical Diagnostic Exam (March 2026)

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1. Multiple Choice — 1 point
When using a sphygmomanometer, which one of the following would result in an inaccurate, falsely decreased blood pressure?
• Having the patient’s arm positioned below their heart
• Having the patient lying in trendelenberg position
• Utilizing a cuff that is too small for a patient’s arm.
• ✔️ Utilizing a blood pressure cuff that is too large for the patient’s arm.
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2. Multiple Choice — 1 point
Where would you anticipate hearing a S1 or S2 heart sound in the cardiac cycle?
• Neither in Systole
• Diastole
• S1 in diastole while S2 in systole
• ✔️ S1 in systole while S2 in diastole
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3. Multiple Choice — 1 point
Where would the S2 heart sounds correlate with the electrocardiographic waves?
• Peak of the R wave.
• ✔️ At the end of the T wave.
• At the start of the P wave.
• At the start of the QRS wave.
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4. Multiple Choice — 1 point
The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable in healthy adults when positioned in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of the following valves is most likely to be heard in this location?
• Aortic valve
• Tricuspid valve
• ✔️ Mitral valve
• Pulmonic valve

5. Multiple Choice — 1 point
You auscultated abnormal breath sounds, and now assess transmission of voice sounds by having the patient say “ee” while auscultating the chest with the diaphragm of your stethoscope. Normally you should auscultate a muffled “e” sound, however, you hear a nasally “a” sound. Which one of the following is present?
• Stereognosis.
• Whispering pectoriloquy.
• Bronchophony.
• ✔️ Egophony.………………………purchase all the exam 150 questions and answers at $99 only