Cardiovascular Assessement Flashcards
1
Q
Blood flow through the heart
A
Superior vena cava Right atrium Tricuspid valve Right ventricle Pulmonic valve Pulmonary artery Long’s Pulmonary veins Left atrium Mitral valve Left ventricle Aortic valve Aorta Body
2
Q
S1
A
Mitral/tricuspid (AV) valves closure
3
Q
S2
A
Aortic/Pulmonic (semilunar) valves closure
4
Q
Systole
A
Period between S1 and S2
5
Q
Diastole
A
Period between S2 and S1
6
Q
S3
A
“KEN – TUCK – Y”
Increase fluid states
7
Q
S4
A
“TEN-NE-SSEE”
Stiff ventricular wall (left ventricular hypertrophy, chronic hypertension, myocardial infarction)
8
Q
I/VI Murmur
A
Barely Audible
9
Q
II/VI Murmur
A
Audible but faint
10
Q
III/VI
A
Moderately loud; easily heard
11
Q
IV/VI Murmur
A
Loud; associated with a thrill
12
Q
V/VI Murmur
A
Very loud; heard with on corner of stethoscope off the chest wall
13
Q
VI/VI Murmur
A
Loudest
