Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 36: Cardiac Disorders
Open-Book Quiz
NAME: ________________________________________
2. When examining the patient for cardiac disorders, explain how blood pressure is
properly measured. (See p. 687 in your textbook.)
3. What is the recommended pattern of the auscultation of heart sounds? (See p. 687 in
4. Compare an electrocardiogram with an echocardiogram. (See p. 688 in your
textbook.)
5. Explain the difference of a cardiac catheterization of the right side of the heart versus
9. In addition to a coronary artery bypass graft, what other approaches are used for