Cardiovascular Flashcards

Roth Spot:
Retinal hemmorhages surroundoing Pale white spots seen in bacterial endocarditis

Raynaud’s Phenomenon:
Artiriolar vasospasm in response to cold or stress secondary to underlying Autoimmune disease

Janeway Lesions:
Painless erythematous lesions on palms and soles suggestive of infective endocarditis

Splinter Hemmorhages in fingernails:
asscociated with Bacterial endocarditis,
Staph Aureus

Situs Inversus / Dextrocardia associated with Kartagener’s Syndome (ciliary dysmotility)

Osler Nodes:
Painful raised erythematous lesions on pads of fingers/toes suggestive of infective endocarditis

Clubbing of fingers:
Hypoxia
Eisenmenger syndrome

Notching of the ribs:
Coarctation of the aorta

Hemosiderin laden macrophages:
Hart failure cells, Prussion blue stain
Sign of LHF and result of pulmonary edema

Nutmeg liver:
Result of RHF
Clinical feature of congestion
Presents with painful hepatosplenomegaly

Aschoff body:
Granuloma with giant cells
nodules found within the hearts of indiviuals with Rheumatic fever

Anitchkow cells:
enlarged Macrophage with ovoid, wavy, rod like nuclei
Associated with Rheumatic fever

Superficaial nodular thrombophlebitis:
Assoc w/ Buerger disease, a medium vessel vasculitis
inflammation of superficial veins, presents as a painful induration with erythema,
linear or branching configuration forming cords.

Pressure Volume loop: Aortic Stenosis

Aortic Regurgitation Pressure volume loop

Mitral Stenosis Pressure Volume loop

Mitral regurgitation Pressure volume loop