Final Flashcards
acrus senilus
corneal acrus, thin grey circle close to the edge of the cornea
normal with aging, hyperlipoproteinemia
keratoconus
thinning disorder of cornea
aide’s tonic pupil
pupil is large, regular and unilateral
unresponsive or slow to respond to light
argyll robertson pupil
small irregular pupils, accommodate but do not react to light
common with CNS syphilis
crackles
brief
wheezes
high pitches, suggest narrowed airway
rhonchi
low pitch, suggest wide airways, heard on inspiration
stridor
high pitched inspiratory noise from subglottic or tracheal obstruction
lung resonance
normal, LHF, chronic bronchitis
lung dullness
consolidation, atelectasis, pleural effusion
lung hyper-resonance
pneumo, COPD, asthma
a-wave
JVP corresponding to atrial contraction
immediately proceeds S1
increased a-wave
increased resistance to RA emptying, decreased RV compliance, restrictive CMP, RVH, tricuspid stenosis
decreased a-wave
afib, arrhythmias
intermittent a-wave
AV dissociation, cannon a waves
grade 1 murmur
must be tuned in
grade 2
quiet but audible
grade 3
moderately loud
grade 4
loud with a thrill
grade 5
can be heard with the stethoscope slightly off the body, thrill
grade 6
can be heard with the stethoscope entirely off the body, thrill