Signs of Aortic Regurgitation Flashcards
rapidly rising systolic expansion, followed by sudden collapse
water hammer pulse – rise and fall of the water hammer - splash! water expands
visible carotid pulsations
corrigan’s pulse – corrigan for carotid
head bobbing with each heartbeat
de musset’s sign
capillary pulsations at the nail root when pressure applied to the nail tip.
quincke’s sign
“pistol-shot” sound over the femoral artery
traube’s sign – trigger finger traube’s
“to and fro” bruit heard over the femoral artery with light stethoscope pressure
duroziez’s sign – to and fro duRO
forehand blanching and flushing
lighthouse sign – blanch and flush like a light bulb (house) on and off.
pupil constriction and dilatation
landolfi’s sign
retinal vessel pulsations
becker’s sign – want to SEE beckham, becker’s
uvula pulsations
müller’s sign – buller muller say it with your uvular
diastolic pressure drop of greater than 15 mmHg when the arm is raised
mayen’s sign – mother mayI(en) ::raises hand::
pulsatile liver
Rosenbach’s sign
systolic pulsations of the spleen
Gerhardt’s sign – gerard butler’s spleen is probably all messed up?
a ≥ 20 mmHg difference in popliteal and brachial systolic cuff pressures, seen in chronic severe AI.
hill’s sign; (basically BP higher in legs than in arm) – climbing a hill with your legs (so they going up);
pulsatile popliteal
lincoln’s sign — old grandpops lincoln
