VALVULAR DISORDERS Flashcards
WHAT ARE THE VALVES FO THE HEART
TRICUSPID, PULMONARY, BICUSPID (aka mitral), AORTIC
WHAT ARE TWO POSSIBLE PROPLEMS WITH VALVES
STENOSIS AND REGURGITATION
WHAT IS STENOSIS
LESS FLEXIBLE VALVE THAT PRODUCES RESISTANCE TO NORMAL BLOOD FLOW
WHAT IS REGURGITATION
THAT VALVE CANNOY CLOSE COMPLETELY AND ALLOWS BLOOD TO PASS BACK THROUGH IT
WHAT CAN CAUSE A VALVULAR DISORDER
CONGENITAL DEFORMITY, DEGENERITIVE CHANGES, INFECTION
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON VALVULAR ABNORMALITY
AORTIC STENOSIS
WHAT IS AORTIC STENOSIS
WHEN TEH AORTIC VALVE IS LESS FLEXIBLE AND PRODUCES A RESISTANCE TO BLOOD FLOW
WHAT DOES AORTIC STENOSIS RESULT IN
SYSTOLIC MURMUR
WHAT DOES AORTIC REGURGITATION RESULT IN
DIASTOLIC MURMUR
WHAT DOES A MITRAL/BICUSPID STENOSIS RESULT IN
DIASTOLIC MURMUR
WHAT DOES A MITRAL/BICUSPID REGURGITATION RESULT IN
SYSTOLIC MURMUR
WHAT IS A MURMUR
TURBULENT BLOOD FLOW
