Cardiology Buzzwords Flashcards
mid-diastolic murmur with a tapping, undisplaced apex
mitral stenosis
continuous machine like heart murmur
patent ductus arteriosus
raised JVP
right sided heart failure
rib notching on CXR
coarctation of the aorta
irregularly irregular pulse
atrial fibrillation
diminished/absent lower limb pulses
coarctation of the aorta
sense of impending doom
MI
saddle shaped ST elevation
pericarditis
alveolar bat wings and cardiomegaly on CXR
pulmonary oedema
crescendo decrescendo murmur
aortic stenosis
patient gets pericarditis 4-6 weeks post MI
Dressler’s syndrome
blurred yellow vision, headache
digoxin toxicity
broad QRS with slurred upstroke in R wave (delta wave)
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
collapsing pulse
aortic regurgitation
MRS ASS
mitral regurgitation systolic, aortic stenosis systolic
Janeway lesions or Osler’s nodes
subacute bacterial endocarditis
slow rising pulse
aortic stenosis
sudden, tearing, ripping chest pain, radiates to back
aortic dissection
systolic murmur, radiate to neck
aortic stenosis
HR =150bpm, ECG - saw tooth baseline
atrial flutter
Patient has fever and pleuritic chest pain that is relieved by sitting up and leaning forward
pericarditis
