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CVS PE Flashcards

1
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Indicates presence of central R to L shunting

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Clubbing

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2
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Unopposable, “fingerized” thumb

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Holt-Oram Syndrome

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Arachnodactyly and positive wrist and thumb

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Marfan Syndrome

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4
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Posterior calf pain on active DORSIFLEXION of the foot against resistance

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Homan’s Sign

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5
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Caused by R to L shunting at the level of the heart or lungs and seen in tongue or lips

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Central cyanosis

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Related to ↓ extremity blood flow due to small vessel constriction and can be seen in patients with severe heart failure, shock and peripheral vascular disease

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Peripheral cyanosis (Acrocyanosis)

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7
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Also seen in patients with advanced mitral stenosis or scleroderma

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Malar telangiectasia

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8
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High-arched palate

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Marfan syndrome

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9
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Bifid uvula

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Loeys-Diets syndrome

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10
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Orange tonsils

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Tangier disease

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11
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Hypertelorism, low set ears, micrognathia

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Congenital Heart Disease

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12
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Blue sclerae

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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13
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SYSTOLIC pulsations over the LIVER signify

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severe tricuspid regurgitation

whhyyyy

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14
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The single most important bedside measurement from which to estimate the volume status

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Jugular Venous Pressure

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15
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Venous waveform that signifies atrial CONTRACTION

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a wave

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16
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Seen in px with reduced right ventricular compliance

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prominent a wave

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17
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Seen in px with AV dissociation and RA contraction against a closed tricuspid valve

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cannon a wave

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18
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Venous waveform that signifies atrial RELAXATION

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x descent

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19
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Venous waveform that occurs when closed tricuspid valve is pushed into the RA during early right ventricular systole

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c wave

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20
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Venous waveform that signifies atrial FILLING (atrial diastole)

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v wave

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21
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Venous waveform that signifies venous EMPTYING

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y descent

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22
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Rise or lack of fall of the JVP with inspiration

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Kussmaul’s sign

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23
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Very low (even 0 mmHg) diastolic pressure is seen in px with

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chronic severe aortic regurgitation

large arteriovenous fistula

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24
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large a wave

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tricuspid stenosis
pulmonary stenosis
pulmonary hypertension

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25
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cannon wave

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complete heart block
VVI pacing
ventricular tachycardia

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26
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steep “x”, “y” descent

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constrictive pericarditis

cardiac tamponade

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27
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large “v” wave, “cv” wave

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tricuspid regurgitation

28
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White coat HPN

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Defined by:

at least 3 separate clinic based measurement >140/90 mmHg

AND

at least 2 non-clinic based measurements <140/90 mmHg in the absence of any evidence of target organ damage

29
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Masked HPN

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Suspected when normal or even low blood pressures are recorded in patients with advanced atherosclerotic disease especially when evidence of target organ damage is present or bruits are available

30
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Orthostatic hypertension

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This is defined by a FALL in systolic pressure >20mmHg and diastolic pressure >10 mmHg in response to assumption of the upright posture from a supine position within 3 min

31
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Performed routinely before instrumentation of the radial artery

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Allen’s Test

32
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Pulsus magnus

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Pulse that is STRONG and BOUNDING

33
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Pulsus parvus

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Pulse that is THREADY

34
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Pulvus Parvus et Tardus

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Pulse that is WEAK and DELAYED

seen in SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS

35
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Corrigan’s or water-hammer pulse

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Carotid upstroke that has sharp rise and rapid fall off

CHRONIC SEVERE AORTIC REGURGITATION

36
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Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HCOM)

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With BIFID pulse and inscription of percussion and tidal wave

37
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Coincides with the closure of mitral and tricuspid valves and best heard at the apex–

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1st Heart Sound (S1)

38
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Coincides with the closure of aortic and pulmonic valves and best heart at the base

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2nd Heart Sound (S2)

39
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Aortic area

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2nd ICS at the right sternal border

40
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Pulmonic area

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2nd ICS at the left sternal border

41
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Tricuspid area

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Between 3rd to 5th ICS at the left sternal border

42
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Mitral area

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Near the apex of the heart at the 5th ICS at the left midclavicular line

43
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Murmur that coincides with carotid upstroke

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Systolic murmur

44
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Begins after S1 and ends before S2

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Midsystolic murmur

45
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Starts with S1 and stops at S2

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Pansystolic (Holosystolic) murmur

46
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Usually starts in mid or late systole and persists up to S2

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Late systolic murmur

47
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Wide splitting

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RBBB

severe MR

48
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Unusual narrow split or singular S2

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pulmonary arterial HPN

49
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Fixed splitting

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secundum ASD

50
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Reversed or paradoxical splitting

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LBBB
right ventricular pacing
severe AS
HOCM
acute Mi
51
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Tricuspid Regurgitation

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Early systolic murmur that increases in intensity with inspiration (Carvallo sign) –

52
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Tricuspid regurgitation

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Systolic murmur at the 4th ICS left parasternal border which increased on inspiration

53
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Midsystolic ejection murmur

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Aortic stenosis (AS) or pulmonic stenosis (PS)

54
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Systolic click with mid-to-late systolic murmur

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mitral valve prolapse

55
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Holosystolic murmur

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ventricular septal defect, chronic MR or TR

56
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This murmur always signify structural heart disease

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Diastolic murmur

57
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Soft, early diastolic murmur

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acute severe aortic regurgitation

58
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Decrescendo, blowing diastolic murmur

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chronic severe aortic regurgitation

59
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Mid-late diastolic murmur/rumble with OPENING SNAP

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Mitral stenosis

60
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Begins in systole and extends into all part of diastole

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Continuous murmur

61
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Austin Flint murmur

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Low-pitched mid-to-late apical diastolic murmur of chronic severe AR

62
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Graham Steel Murmur

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High-pitched, decrescendo diastolic blowing murmur along the left sternal border heard in PULMONIC REGURGITATION secondary to dilatation of the RV outflow tract

63
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100 % specific for diagnosis of acute pericarditis

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Pericardial Friction Rub

64
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High-pitched diastolic sound in constrictive pericarditis produced by the abrupt halt in early ventricular filling

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Pericardial Knock

65
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Lower-pitched diastolic sound in atrial myxoma caused by prolapse of the mass through mitral orifice

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Tumor Plop

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