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Chapter 4- Evaluation of the patient with cardiovascular disease Flashcards

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What are the cardiovascular causes of chest pain?

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Angina
Myocardial infarction
Pericardiitis
Aortic dissection

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What is the location of angina?

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Location- Retrosternal region; radiates to or occasionally isolated to neck, jaws, shoulders, arms (usually left) or epigastrum

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What is the quality of angina?

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Quality- Pressure squeezing, tightness, heaviness, burning, indigestion

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What is the duration of angina?

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Duration <2-10 mins

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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of angina?

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Aggravating or alleviating factor- precipitated by exertion, cold weather, or emotional stress; relieved by rest or nitroglycerin; variant (prinzmetal) angina may be unrelated to exertion, often early in the morning

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What are the associated sx and signs with angina?

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Associated symptoms or signs- dyspnea; S3, S4, or murmur of papillary dysfunction during pain

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What is the location of myocardial infarction?

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Same as angina

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What is the quality of myocardial infarction?

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Same as angina although more severe

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What is the duration of myocardial infarction?

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Variable; usually longer than 30 mins

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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of myocardial infarction?

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Unrelieved by rest of nitroglycerin

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What are the associated sx and signs of myocardial infarction?

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Dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, weakness, diaphoresis

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What is the location of pericarditis?

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Left of the sternum; may radiate to neck or left shoulder, often more localized than pain of myocardial ischemia

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What is the quality of pericarditis?

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Sharb, stabbing, knifelike

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What is the duration of pericarditis?

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Last many hours to days; may wax and wane

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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of pericarditis?

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Aggravated by deep breathing, rotating chest, or supine position; relieved by sitting up and leaning forward

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What are the associated sx and signs of pericarditis?

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Pericardial friction rub

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What is the location of aortic dissection?

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Anterior chest; may radiate to back, interscapular region

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What is the quality of aortic dissection?

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Excruciating, tearing, knifelike

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What is the duration of aortic dissection?

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Sudden onset, unrelenting

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What are he aggravating or alleviating factors of aortic dissection?

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Usually occurs in setting of hypertension or predisposition, such as marfans syndrome

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What are the associated sx or signs of aortic dissection?

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Murmur of aortic insufficiency; pulse of blood pressure asymmetry; neurological deficeit

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What are the noncardiac causes of chest pain?

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PE (chest pain is often not present)
Pulmonary HTN
Pneumonia w/ pleurisy
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Musculoskeletal disorders
Herpes zoster
Esophageal reflux
Peptic ulcer
Gallbladder disease
Anxiety states
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What is the location of pulmonary embolism?

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Substernal or over region of pulmonary infarction

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What is the quality of pulmonary embolism?

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Pleuritic (with pulmonary infarction) or angina-like

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What is the duration of pulmonary embolism?

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Sudden onset (minutes to hours)

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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of pulmonary embolism?

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Aggravated by deep breathing

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What are the associated sx and signs of pulmonary embolism?

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Dyspnea, tachypnea, tachycardia; hypotension, signs of acute right ventricular heart failure, and pulmonary HTN with large emboli; pleural rub; hemoptysis with pulmonary infarction

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What is the location of pulmonary hypertension?

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Substernal

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What is the quality of pulmonary hypertension?

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Pressure oppressive

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What is the duration of pulmonary hypertension?

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-

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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of pulmonary hypertension?

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Aggravated by effort

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What are the associated sx or signs of pulmonary hypertension?

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Pain usually associated with dyspnea, signs of pulmonary HTN

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What is the location of pneumonia with pleurisy?

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Located over involved area

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What is the quality of pneumonia with pleurisy?

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Pleurtic

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What is the duration of pneumonia with pleurisy?

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-

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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of pneumonia with pleurisy?

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Aggravated by breathing

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What are the associated sx and signs of pneumonia with pleurisy?

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Dyspnea, cough, fever, bronchial breath sounds, rhonchi egophony, dullness to percussion, occasional pleural rub

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What is the location of spontaneous pneumothorax?

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Unilateral

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What is the quality of spontaneous pneumothorax?

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Sharp, well localized

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What is the duration of spontaneous pneumothorax?

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Sudden onset; last many hours

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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of spontaneous pneumothorax?

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Aggravated by breathing

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What are the associated sx and signs of spontaneous pneumothorax?

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Dyspnea; hyeperressonace, and decreased breath and voice sounds over involved lungs

43
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What is the location of musculoskeletal disorders?

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What is the quality of musculoskeletal disorders?

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Aching, well localized

45
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What is the duration of musculoskeletal disorders?

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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of musculoskeletal disorders?

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Aggravated by movement; hx of exertion or injury

47
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What are associated sx and signs of musculoskeletal disorders?

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Tender to palpation of with light pressure

48
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What is the location of herpes zoster?

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Dermatomal distribution

49
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What is the quality of herpes zoster?

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Sharp, burning

50
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What is the duration of herpes zoster?

51
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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of herpes zoster?

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What are the associated sx and signs of herpes zoster?

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Vesicular rash appears in area of discomfort

53
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What is the location of esophageal reflux?

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Substernal or epigastric; may radiate to neck

54
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What is the quality of esophageal reflux?

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Burning, visceral discomfort

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What is the duration of esophageal reflux?

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10-60 minutes

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What is the aggravating or alleviating factors of esophageal reflux?

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Aggravated by large meal, recumbency; relief with antacid

57
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What are the associated sx and signs of esophageal reflux?

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Water brash

58
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What is the location of peptic ulcer?

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Epigastric

Substernal

59
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What is the quality of peptic ulcer?

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Visceral, burning, aching

60
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What is the duration of peptic ulcer?

61
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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of peptic ulcer?

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Relief with food, antacid

62
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What is the location of gallbladder disease?

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Right upper quadrant; epigastric

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What is the quality of gallbladder disease?

64
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What is the duration of gallbladder disease?

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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of gallbladder disease?

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Spontaneous or following meals

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What are the associated sx or signs of gallbladder disease?

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Right upper quadrant tenderness may be present

67
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What is the location of anxiety states?

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Often localized over precordium

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What is the quality of anxiety states?

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Variable location often moves from place to place

69
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What is the duration of anxiety states?

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Varies; often fleeting

70
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What are the aggravating or alleviating factors of anxiety states?

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Situational

71
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What are the associated sx and signs of anxiety states?

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Sighing respiration; often chest wall tenderness

72
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What is the class I classification of functional status?

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Uncompromised

Ordinary activity does not cause symptoms, Sx occur only with strenuous or prolonged activity

73
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What is the class II classification of functional status?

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Slightly compromised

Ordinary physical activity results in symptoms; no sx at rest

74
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What is the class III classification of functional status?

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Moderately compromised

Less than ordinary activity results in sx; no sx at rest

75
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What is the class IV classification of functional status?

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Severely compromised

Any activity results in sx, sx may be present at rest

76
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What are the effects of respiration on physiology and ausculatory events?

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Increase venous return with inspiration

Increase heart murmurs and gallops with inspiration; splitting of S2

77
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What are the effects of valsalva (initial high BP, phase I, followed by lower BP, phase II) on physiology and ausculatory events?

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Decreased BP, venous return, and LV size (phase II)

Increased HCM, decreased AS, MR, and MVP click earlier in systole; murmur prolongs

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What are the effects of standing on physiology and ausculatory events?

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Increased venous return and LV size

Increased HCM, decreased AS, MR, and MVP click earlier in systole; murmur prolongs

79
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What are the effects of squatting on physiology and ausculatory events?

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Increased venous return, systemic vascular resistance, LV size
Increased AS, MR, AI, decreased HCM, and MVP click delayed; murmur shortens

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What are the effects of isometric exercise (eg handgrip) on physiology and ausculatory events?

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Increased arterial pressure and CO

Increased gallops, MR, AI, MS, and decreased AS, HCM

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What are the effects of post PVC or prolonged R-R interval on physiology and ausculatory events?

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Increased ventricular filling and contractility

Increased AS, little change in MR

82
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What are the effects of amyl nitrate on physiology and ausculatory events?

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Decreased arterial pressure, LV size, and increased CO

Increased HCM, AS, MS, decreased AI, MR, austin flint murmur, and MVP click earlier in systole; murmor prolongs

83
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What are the effects of phenylephrine on physiology and ausculatory events?

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Increase arterial pressure, CO, and decreased LV size

Increased MR, AI, decreased AS, HCM, and MVP click delayed; murmur shortens

84
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What are the loud intensity heart sounds?

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S1- short PR interval, mitral stenosis with pliable valve
A2- systemic hypertension, aortic dilation, coarctation of aorta
P2- pulmonary HTN, and thin chest wall

85
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What are the soft intensity heart sounds?

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S1- Long PR interval, mitral regurgitation, poor left ventricular function, mitral stenosis with rigid valve, and thick chest wall
A2- calcific aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation
P2- valvular or subvalvular pulmonic stenosis

86
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What are the varying intensifying heart sounds?

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S1- artial fibrillation and heart block

87
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What conditions have a single S2?

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Pulmonic stenosis
Systemic HTN
Coronary artery disease
Any condition that can lead to paradoxical splitting of S2

88
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What conditions have a widely split S2 with normal respiratory variation?

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Right bundle block branch
Left ventricular pacing
Pulmonic stenosis
Pulmonary embolism
Idiopathic dilation of the pulmonary artery
Mitral regurgitation
Ventricular septal defect
89
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What conditions have a fixed split S2?

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Artial septal defect

Severe right ventricular dysfunction

90
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What conditions have paradoxically split S2?

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Left bundle branch block
Right ventricular pacing
Angina, MI
Aortic stenosis
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Aortic regurgitation
91
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What grade of murmur is a barely audible murmur?

92
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What grade of murmur is a murmur of median intensity?

93
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What grade of murmur is a loud murmur with no thrill?

94
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What grade of murmur is a loud murmur with a thrill?

95
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What grade of murmur is a very loud murmur; stethoscope must be on the chest to hear it; may be heard posteriorly?

96
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What grade of murmur is a murmur audible with stethoscope off the chest?

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