Cardio Examination signs

Question 1

What murmur is Marfan’s associated with?

Answer 1

Aortic regurgitation

Question 2

What could clubbing indicate in a cardio context?

Answer 2

Cyanotic congenital heart disease, IE

Question 3

What are splinter haemorrhages a sign of?

Answer 3

IE

Question 4

What is Quincke’s sign (visible pulsation of capillary beds)associated with?

Answer 4

Aortic Regurgitation

Question 5

What is xanthoma associated with?

Answer 5

Hyperlipidaemia

Question 6

What are Osler’s nodes associated with?

Answer 6

IE

Question 7

What are laneway lesions associated with?

Answer 7

IE

Question 8

What could a collapsing pulse be a sign of?

Answer 8

Aortic regurgitation

Question 9

What could a large pulse pressure be a sign of?

Answer 9

Aortic regurgitation

Question 10

What could a narrow pulse pressure be a sign of?

Answer 10

Aortic stenosis

Question 11

What could pallor in the face or conjunctiva mean?

Answer 11

Anaemia

Question 12

What could malaria flush indicate?

Answer 12

Mitral stenosis

Question 13

What could a swollen cyanotic face indicate?

Answer 13

SVC obstruction

Question 14

What could xanthalasma indicate?

Answer 14

hyperlipidaemia

Question 15

What does a slow rising low volume carotid pulse indicate?

Answer 15

Aortic stenosis

Question 16

What does a bounding pulse indicate?

Answer 16

Aortic regurgitation

Question 17

What does distended veins over the precordium indicate?

Answer 17

SVC obstruction

Question 18

What does an impalpable apex beat indicate?

Answer 18

Obese, muscular or hyper inflated chest

Question 19

What does a displaced apex beat indicate?

Answer 19

LV dilatation e.g. MR or AR

Question 20

What does a heaving apex beat indicate?

Answer 20

High pressure pulsation in ;VH e.g. AS or systemic hypertension

Question 21

What does a thrusting apex beat indicate?

Answer 21

Mitral or aortic regurgitation

Question 22

What does a tapping apex beat indicate?

Answer 22

Mitral stenosis

Question 23

What does a parasternal heave indicate?

Answer 23

RV hypertrophy in pulmonary hypertension

Question 24

Where do you auscultate the aortic valve?

Answer 24

2nd intercostal space right sternal edge

Question 25

Where do you auscultate the pulmonary valve?

Answer 25

2nd intercostal space, left sternal edge

Question 26

Where do you auscultate the tricuspid valve?

Answer 26

4th intercostal space, left sternal edge

Question 27

Where do you auscultate the mitral valve?

Answer 27

5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular line

Question 28

Radio-femoral delay suggests?

Answer 28

Coarctation of the aorta