Cardiology

Question 1

what murmur does a ventricular septal defect cause?

Answer 1

pan-systolic murmur

Question 2

what murmur does a mitral valve prolapse cause?

Answer 2

mid-systolic click followed by a late systolic murmur

Question 3

what are the finger changes seen in Raynaud’s?

Answer 3

WBC: white, blue, crimson

i.e. white to blue to red in cold weather

Question 4

what is Beck’s triad and what is it a/w?

Answer 4

1. muffled HS
2. low systolic BP
3. distended neck veins
   a/w cardiac tamponade