CV and PV system Flashcards
What do you monitor when measuring peripheral pulses?
How they feel. If you can feel them, are they symmetric?
Heave
amplitude is elevated upon palpation
Thrill
Feels like a vibration and is from a valve problem
What does the left lateral decubitus accentuate?
Mitral murmurs
What does valsalva accentuate?
Aortic murmurs and pericarditis
what is a bruit
Noise from turbulence within an artery outside the heart itself
- Typically lower pitch and softer
- Usually best heard with the bell
grading murmurs
1/6: very faint
2/6: quiet, but can easily be heard if in quiet room
3/6: moderately loud
4/6: loud, with palpable thrill
5/6: very loud, thrill, can be heard with stethoscope partially off chest
6/6: very loud, thrill, can be heard with stethoscope OFF the chest
Turbulence
Any arterial area where bruit or murmur is heard, there is turbulence.
Indicates a vulnerable area for atherosclerosis lesions and potential for clots to form
Valvular problems that may cause murmurs or bruits
- Papillary muscle tear or rupture
- Chordae tendonae rupture
- Congenital malformation fibrosis annulus or leaflet
Common causes of murmurs or bruits
Benign- Still’s
patent ductus
septal defects- ASD, VSD
artery stenosis
Less common causes of murmurs or bruits
- Tetraology of Fallot
- Abdominal Aneurysm
- Hyperthyroid state
- Obstructive Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
S1
Mitra and tricupsid closures. Signals onset of systole
Closely timed with the carotid pulse
S2
Aortic and pulmonic closures. Signals onset of diastole
Causes of S1
May be normal variant ( if heard at LSB) or abnormal from RBB or PVC
Right bundle branch block
There is a delay or absence of conduction along the RBBB after it branches from the bundle of His. This delays conduction through the ventricle on that side creating separate timing for left and right ventricular contraction which then changes the valve timing.
Split S2
May be normal, increasing with inspiration, decreasing with expiration (2-3rd ICS)
Abnormal in pulmonic stenosis or RBBB (no respiratory variation)
S3
Early diastole, closely follows S2
- Best at apex in left lateral decubitus
Occurs at the transition of rapid to slow ventricular filling, ventricular wall is inadequate to accommodate the inflow of blood.
LV myocardial damage causing systolic dysfunction from dilated cardiomyopathy. Due to sudden limitation of normal ventricular relaxation during filling stage in diastole.
Often present in mitral regurgitation
S4
Just before S1, very late diastole just after atrial contraction
Best heard in left lateral decubitus
Caused by vibration of LV from the atrial kick trying to pump the last of the blood in but instead hitting less compliant ventricular wall.. Due to thickening of ventricular walls form a higher work load, and some stiffening.
Ejection click
A sound occuring at the moment of maximal pressure with sudden tensing of a valve root.
If annulus isn’t tight, it will move a little bit due to the pressure
Aortic ejection click
Early systolic- at onset of left ventricular ejection, aortic root suddenly stretched
Due to dilated aorta
Aortic stenosis
Systolic crescendo-decrescendo
- Transmits sound to carotid arteries
Pathology: rheumatic disease, congenital bicupsid valve, calcification of valve
Symptoms: Dyspnea on exertion, angina, and syncope . S4
Aortic regurgitation
- Early diastolic, high pitch blowing decrescendo murmur from initial high pressure back flow through a more narrow orifice
- Dilates the left ventricle (S3) and can cause high pulse pressure and brisk carotid pulse
Pathology of aortic regurgitation
Rheumatic disease
Congenital bicupsid valve
Endocarditis
Pulmonic valve ejection click and pathology
- Sudden root tensioning. Very early systole
Pathology: HTN, aneurysm dilating the root
Pulmonary valve stenosis or regurg can alter stress on root of valve causing click
Systolic crescendo-decresendo murmur
Pulmonary stenosis
Symptoms: exertional dyspnea, chest pain, syncope. Can dilate RV and cause S4
Graham Steell Murmur
Pulmonary regurg
Identical to aortic regurg, but not as loud.
Pathology: anything that causes pulmonary HTN