Aortic Regurgitation Flashcards
1
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Signs
A
Collapsing pulse Wide pulse pressure Visible carotid pulsation Displaced apex beat Early diastolic murmur best heard sitting forward in full expiration in L lateral edge
2
Q
Signs of severity
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Wide pulse pressure Collapsing pulse Austin flint murmur: functional mitral stenosis Length of decrescendo diastolic murmur 3rd heart sound Pulmonary HTN Pulmonary congestion
3
Q
Causes
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Acute:
IE
Aortic root dissection
Chronic: Rheumatic fever Biscuspid aortic valve HTN Aortitis ( syphillis, ank spend, takayasu) SLE RA Connective tissue disorders
