Lab 3 study guide Flashcards
What is the precordium?
Front side of the heart against chest wall
What is the pericardium?
The double layered membrane that surrounds the heart
What is the mediastinum?
The portion of the thoracic cavity that contains the heart and is between the lungs
What is a sinus arrhythmia/dysrhtrhmia?
Heart rates that change with breathing
What is a thrombus?
A blood clot
What is an embolus
A traveling blood clot
What is the carotid sinus?
Site of baroregulators in the carotid artery. Do not massage the area or you could drop the heart rate/pressure
What are the three normal breath sounds?
Bronchial, Bronchovesicular, vescular
What are adventitious sounds?
Abnormal breath sounds
What is stridor, rhonchi?
High pitched whistling breath sounds caused by secretions
What is dyspnea?
Labored breathing
what are fremitus?
Tremors felt during chest palpation-99 mickey mouse
What is a atelectasis
full or partial collapsed lung
What is bronchiectasis?
Damaged airway
Where do you listen for aortic heart sounds What heart sound is most prevalent?
the second ICS at the right sternal border S2
Where do you listen for pulmonic heart sounds What heart sound is most prevalent?
1-3 ICS on left sternal border S2
Where do you listen for Erb’s point What heart sound is most prevalent?
Third ICS Left sternal border equal S1/S2
Where do you listen for murmurs
Erbs point
Where do you listen for tricuspid heart sounds What heart sound is most prevalent?
4th or 5th ICS left lower sternal border S1
Where do you listen for Mitral(apical) heart sounds What heart sound is most prevalent?
5th ICS on the left MCL S1 Can be palpated
What is the main cause for hair loss in older populations lower extremities?
Poor circulation
