CARDIOVASCULAR ASSESSMENT Flashcards
the part of the ventral surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach and comprising the epigastrium and the lower median part of the thorax
Precordium
2nd ICS to right of sternum (closure of the aortic valve loudest here).
Aortic area
2nd ICS to left of sternum (closure of the pulmonic valve loudest here).
Pulmonic area
5th ICS left of sternal border (closure of tricuspid valve).
Tricuspid
5th ICS left of the sternum just medial to MCL (closure of mitral valve).
Mitral
When ______ is increased as in anemia, anxiety, HTN, fever, the impulse may have greater force - inspect for lift or heave.
cardiac output
Events in the cardiac cycle generate sounds that can be heard through a _______ over the ______. These include normal heart sounds and, occasionally, extra heart sounds and murmurs.
stethoscope over the chest wall
The first heart sound
systolic S1
Consists of mitral M1 and tricuspid T1 components.
Systolic (S1)
Systolic (S1), the first heart sound, is
is loudest at the _____
apex
The second heart sound, diastolic S2,
signals the closure of _______ and the end of systole.
semilunar valves
Consists of aortic Az and pulmonic P2 components.
diastolic S2
The second heart sound - diastolic S2, is loudest at the _____.
base
S1 & Se correspond respectively to the familiar “_____” often used to describe the sounds.
“lub dub”
is the result of vibrations produced during ventricular filling.
S3
is normally heard only in some children and young adults, but it is considered abnormal in older individuals.
S3
is caused by the recoil of vibrations between the atria and ventricles following atrial contraction, at the end of diastole.
S4
is rarely heard as a normal heart sound; usually it is considered indicative of further cardiac evaluation
S4
______ of blood per min throughout the body
4 to 6 Liters
venous return
Preload
the opposing pressure the ventricles must generate to open aortic valve.
Afterload
Transition from fetal circulation to postnatal circulation. By 9 months anatomical closure of ________ occurs.
foramen ovale
S1 and Sa sounds similarly on auscultation. Pulse rate is _____
120/min.
For infants, Horizontal position of the heart is only until_____ years-old
7 years old
By the end of pregnancy blood volume increases by _____ %.
30 to 40 %
Stroke volume and cardiac output are ______ in pregnant females.
BP decreases due to vasodilation.
increased