CARDIAC PALPATIONS Flashcards
LEFT PARASTERNAL AREA
MEANS RIGHT VENTRICLE
HYPERDYNAMIC IMPULSE IN LEFT PARASTERNAL AREA
INCREASE VOLUME IN THE RV, OR VOLUME OVERLOAD IN THE RV
CAUSES OF HYPERDYNAMIC PULSE IN THE LEFT PARASTERNAL AREA
ASD, TR OR VSD
SUSTAINED LEFT PARASTERNAL LIFT(HEAVE)
INCREASE IN THE PRESSURE IN THE RV
CAUSES OF SUSTAINED LEFT PARASTERNAL LIFT(HEAVE)
RVH-MS, PULM HTN, PS
APICAL AREA
MEANS LEFT VENTRICLE
HYPERDYNAMIC IMPULSE IN APICAL AREA
MEANS INCREASE VOLUME IN LV, VOLUME OD IN THE LV
CAUSES OF HYPERDYNAMIC IMPULSE IN APICAL AREA
INCREASE IN LV VOLUME DUE TO
-HYPERTHYROIDISM
-ANEMIA
-PRIMARY MR
-AR WITH NORMAL EF
-PDA OR VSD
SUSTAINED APEX LIFT/IMPULSE
MEANS INCREASED PRESSURE IN THE LEFT VENTRICLE
CAUSES OF SUSTAINED APEX LIFT/IMPULSE
LVH DUE TOLVH
-HTN DILATION CARDIOPMYOPATHY
-IHD
-AR WITH LOW EF-MCC
BIFID OR TRIFID APICAL IMPULSE
HOCM