Heart Flashcards
6 procedures in the physical exam of the heart
heart rate/pulse BP chest inspection heart percussion heart palpation heart auscultation
7 complaints leading to a heart exam
- chest pain
- symptoms extending fromt he left jaw/arm
- “strange” sensation in chest/palpation
- shortness of breath, orthopnea, dyspnea
- VBI symptoms
- swelling of extremities or abdomen
- unexplained mid-back pain
VBI
vertebral-basilar insufficiency
abdominal obesity defining level
- men: >___cm (__in)
- female: >____cm (___in)
102; 40
88; 35
BMI: ___ you are the more its inaccurate
shorter
carotid pulse
- inspect __ to SCM
- palpate for ___, ___ or ___
- avoid ___ ___
medial
amplitude, contour, thrills
carotid sinus
___: humming vibrations like a purring cat
thrills
____: hear this if an artery is 50% or more occluded
bruit
right ventricle occupies most of ___ cardiac surface; ___ and to the ___ of the sternum
anterior
behind
left
cardiac ____ is at the 2nd intercostal spaces parasternally left and right, where the right ventricle meets the pulmonary artery
base
left ventricle is located behind the right ___and extends ____ to the left, forming the left lateral border of the heart
ventricle
inferiorly
apex located….
5/6 intercostal space on the left at the midclavicular line
right ____ comprises the right lateral border
atrium
left ___ lays ont he posterior aspect of the heart
atrium
point of maximal impulse (PMI) aka ___ __
apical impulse
PMI produced by the ___ ___
cardiac apex
PMI normally __-__cm lateral to sternum at ___ ICS at the ___ line
7-9
5th
midclavicular
PMI is usually __-___ cm wide
1-2.5
____ heart: diameter increases, location displaces laterally
hypertrophic
right ventricular hypertrophy may create a dominant impulse at ___/___ area
xyphoid/epigastric
2 atrioventricular valves
mitral on the left
tricuspid on the right
2 semilunar valves
aortic (R)
pulmonic (L)
positive findings for heart palpation
heaves
thrills
lifts
indications for heart palpation
valvular stenosis
regurgitation
CHF
rumbling murmur during palpation indications
aortic stenosis
ventricular septal defect
mitral stenosis
S1 and S2 heard at ectopic and epigastric areas indicitive of…
cardiomegaly
thin/frail human bc of descending aorta
auscultation
- patient is ____ or at ___ degrees
- patient ___ or ___ __ when needed
supine; 30
seated; side-lying
diaphragm of steth is for ___ pitched sounds
high
bell of steth is for ___ pitched sound
low
S1 and S2 are ___ pitched sounds
high
S3 and S4 are __ pitched sounds
low
if you have hypertrophic/ cardiomegaly, have to have patient do ____ ____ to elicit a murmur
valsalva’s manuever
___ ___ ___: brings left ventricle close to the chest; may accentuate S3, S4 and mitral murmurs
left lateral decubitus
patient seated and leaned forward, accentuates ___ murmurs
aortic
5 auscultatory points
aortic pulmonic Erb's tricuspid mitral
2 parts to cardiac cycle
systole
diastole