Symptoms & Conditions Flashcards
An abnormal sound heard in auscultation
bruit
Pathologic accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac; may result from pericarditis or injury to the heart or great vessels
cardiac tamponade
A heartbeat that originates from some part of the heart other than the SA node
ectopic beat
Premature heart contraction that occurs separately from the normal beat and originates from a part of the heart other than the SA node
extrasystole
Very rapid (200–300 bpm) but regular contractions, as in the atria or the ventricles
flutter
A condition of lower-than-normal blood pressure
hypotension
Pain in a muscle during exercise caused by inadequate blood supply; the pain disappears with rest
intermittent claudication
Movement of the mitral valve cusps into the left atrium when the ventricles contract
mitral valve prolapse
Arteriosclerotic disease of the vessels, usually peripheral vessels
occlusive vascular disease
A sensation of abnormally rapid or irregular heartbeat
palpitation
Edema that retains the impression of a finger pressed firmly into the skin
pitting edema
Potentially fatal collagen disease causing inflammation of small visceral arteries; symptoms depend
on the organ affected
polyarteritis nodosa
A disorder characterized by abnormal constriction of peripheral vessels in the arms and legs on
exposure to cold
Raynaud disease
A backward flow, such as the backflow of blood through a defective valve
regurgitation
Stoppage of normal flow, as of blood or urine; blood stasis may lead to dermatitis and ulcer formation
stasis
Bacterial growth in a heart or valves previously damaged by rheumatic fever
subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE)
A combination of four congenital heart abnormalities: pulmonary artery stenosis, interventricular septal defect, displacement of the aorta to the right, and right ventricular hypertrophy
tetralogy of Fallot
Inflammation and thrombus formation resulting in occlusion of small vessels, especially in the legs; most common in young men and correlated with heavy smoking; thrombotic occlusion of leg vessels may lead to gangrene of the feet; patients show a hypersensitivity to tobacco; also called Buerger disease
thromboangiitis obliterans
Irregular bacterial outgrowths on the heart valves; associated with rheumatic fever
vegetation
A cardiac arrhythmia consisting of tachycardia and a premature ventricular beat caused by an alternative conduction pathway
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW)
