You are assessing your patient’s heart in a left side lying…

You are assessing your patient’s heart in a left side lying position. To note an abnormal heart sound, which part of the stethescope is used? During the assessment, you hear an abnormal heart sound. Based on the patient’s positioning, which is the most likely finding?

A 45-year-old man is in the clinic for a routine physical. D…

A 45-year-old man is in the clinic for a routine physical. During the history the patient states he’s been having difficulty sleeping. “I’ll be sleeping great and then I wake up and feel like I can’t get my breath.”  His symptoms indicates sleep related symptoms of a certain type of disease, so which question would the APRN want to ask?