Chapter 2 Physical Exam Flashcards
What part of the stethoscope is used for low frequency sounds?
Bell
What part of the stethoscope is used for high frequency sounds?
Diaphragm
What is the order of the four components of the heart exam?
1) Inspection
2) Palpation
3) Percussion (Omitted)
4) Auscultation
Where is the Apical impulse located?
5th Left intercostal space, midclavicular line
What can be used to estimate the size of the heart instead of percussion?
Point of maximum impulse (PMI)
Closure of the mitral/tricuspid valves
S1
Closure of the aortic/pulmonic valves
S2
Early diastole (passive filling) vibration of ventricular walls
S3
What age is early diastole (S3) a pathological finding?
40+ y/o
Ventricular filling from atrial kick (late diastole) loss of compliance or increase stroke volume secondary to high output
S4
Potential causes that would cause S4
1) HTN
2) Coronary Artery Disease
3) Aortic stenosis
4) Cardiomyopathy
In what type of person is the heart more vertical and central?
Slender person
What type of person will the heart lie more horizontally and to the left?
Stocky person
Wide apical pulsation would indicate what?
Left ventricular hypertrophy
Loss of palpable apical pulsation may indicate what?
Fluid, air, or displacement
Thrills are associated with what pathologies?
1) Failure of Semilunar valve to close
2) Aortic/Pulmonary stenosis
3) Atrial septal defect
Loud S1 would suggest?
1) Increased blood velocity
2) Mitral stenosis
3) Heart block
4) Hypertension
5) Calcification of the mitral valve
Loud S2 would suggest what?
1) Hypertension
2) Valve disorder
3) Stenosis
4) Fluid
Mitral/Tricuspid stenosis is seen when?
Diastolic
Aortic/Pulmonic Regurgitation
Diastolic
Mitral/Tricuspid Regurgitation
Systolic murmur
Aortic/Pulmonic stenosis are most common during what?
Systole
Mid systolic click with late high-pitched murmur would suggest?
Mitral valve prolapse
Pericardial sac inflammation would cause what?
Friction rubs. Parietal and visceral layers would make a sound like grating, machine-like, rubbing.
What equipment do you need for a cardiac exam?
1) Pencil
2) 15cm ruler (tape and folding rulers)
3) Stethoscope with bell and diaphragm
4) BP Cuff
Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
Pulse pressure