Buzzwords Flashcards
1
Q
Irregularly irregular
A
Atrial fibrillation
2
Q
Slow rising pulse
A
Aortic stenosis
3
Q
Bounding pulse
A
Acute CO2 retention or sepsi
4
Q
Radiofemoral delay
A
Coarctation of the aorta
5
Q
Jerky pulse
A
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy or mitral regurgitation
6
Q
Pulsus paradoxus
A
Constrictive pericarditis/ cardiac tamponade
7
Q
Raised, fixed JVO
A
SVC obstruction
8
Q
JVP rising on inspiration
A
cardiac tamponade or constrictive pericarditis
9
Q
Large v waves
A
tricuspid regurgitation
10
Q
Absent a waves
A
Atrial fibrillation
11
Q
cannon a waves
A
complete heart block
12
Q
tapping apex beat
A
mitral stenosis
13
Q
loud first heart sound
A
mitral stenosis
14
Q
Wide pulse pressure
A
aortic regurgitation
15
Q
continuous machinery murmur below left clavicle.
A
patent ductus arteriosus
