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what is the leading cause of death in the US?

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CAD

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what is the window to get pts to cardiac cath lab?

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90 min

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why would you measure JVP?

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suspect right atrial pressure increase

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what is a symptom of LV heart failure?

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SOB, crackles

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what is a symptom of RV heart failure?

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swelling, pitting edema

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why do you have to palpate pulses?

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make sure they have peripheral perfussion

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what causes a bruit?

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trubulence-stenosis or plaque

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what is a murmur?

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turbulence of blood flow through a valve

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where may an aortic valve murmur radiate to?

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carotid artery

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what is a thrill?

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vibration-associated with a murmur (high intensity)

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what is a lift or heave?

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the heart lifts because it is working so hard to try to get blood out
(mitral prolapse)

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if PMI is more lateral or larger in diameter what could that mean?

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left ventricular hypertrophy

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where is the normal location of the PMI?

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4th-5th interspace MCL (midclavicular line)
diameter <2.5 cm (2-3 finger width)
amplitude should be brisk tapping

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what causes LVH?

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increased total peripheral pressure (HTN)

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if PMI is hard to find what would you do?

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turn the pt to the left decubitus position to put the heart against the chest wall

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if amplitude of PMI is bounding that could mean

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it is hypertrophied

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what could cause RVH?

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pulmonary valvular stenosis

increased pulmonary arterial pressure

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describe location and purpose of aortic area

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Right 2nd ICS at SB

listen to aortic valve

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describe locatino and purpose of pulmonic area

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Left 2nd ICS at SB

listen to pulmonic valve

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describe location and purpose of tricuspid area

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Left lower SB (LLSB) at 3rd, 4th, 5th ICS

listen to tricuspid valve, presence of murmurs and abnormal heart sounds

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describe location and purpose of mitral area

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MCL at 5th ICS

listen to mitral valve and presence of abnormal sounds

22
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why would you have pt in left lateral decubitus?

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accentuate S3, S4 and mitral murmurs

23
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why would you have pt in sitting position?

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accentuate aortic murmurs

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when might an S3 be normal?

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pregnancy, athletes (volume overloaded)

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what ocular finding is related to malignant hypertension and end organ damage?
papilledema
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when does S2 split without pathology?
during inspiration
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what is wide splitting?
secondary to pulmonary stenosis (delayed closure of the P. valve)-blood travels slower through the valve splitting persists throughout the respiratory cycle -would also hear a systolic murmur at the pulmonic listening area
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what is fixed splitting?
splitting that does not vary with respiration (not as wide as wide splitting) -right ventricular failure (decrease in pressure)
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what is reversed (paradoxical) splitting?
appears on expiration only | -left bundle branch block (diminished contraction = decreased pressure which causes aortic valve to close later)
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what is valvular regurg (insufficiency)?
valve does not fully close and allow blood to flow backward | -only happens when valve is supposed to be closed
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mitral valve regurg will happen when?
during systole (after S1)
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what is a stenotic valve murmur?
narrowed valvulur orifice that obstructs flow | -blood goes forward through a small opening
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pulmonic stenotic murmur will happen when?
systole when pulmonic valve is supposed to be open
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AV valve stenotic murmur will happen when?
diastole when AV valves are open
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what do you document when you identify a murmur?
systolic or diastolic (palpate the radial artery) what listening area? qualities-harsh, radiating, etc
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when does a midsystolic murmur occur?
begins after S1, but before S2 | -usually related to semilunar stenosis
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when does pansystolic (holosystolic) occur?
occurs throughout systole | -usually related to AV regurg
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when does late systolic murmur occur?
starts in mid-systole to S2 | -usually related to mitral valve prolapse
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when does early diastolic murmur occur?
starts after S2 and ends before S1 | -usually related to semilunar regurg
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when does middiastolic murmur occur?
starts after S2 but fades away | -usually related to AV stenosis
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when does pandiastolic murmur occur?
occurs throughout diastole | -usually related to semilunar regurg
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when does late diastolic murmur occur?
starts in late diastole and ends at S1
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what is the location of maximal intensity?
where you hear it best, where it originates
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what is radiation?
where else it radiates - common one is aortic stenosis (radiates to carotid) - common one is mitral regurg (radiates to axilla)
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what is intensity?
graded on 6 pt scale documented 1/6 (really concentrate)-3/6 (getting close to the chest you can hear it)-4/6 (assoc with a thrill)-6/6 (anyone could hear it even without auscultation)
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what is pitch?
high, medium, low
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what are quality attributes of a murmur?
blowing, harsh, rumbling, musical
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what is an innocent murmur?
no evidence of cardiac disease - common in newborns - turbulent flow from LV to aorta
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what is a physiologic murmur?
turbulence due to temporary increase in blood flow (pregnancy and anemia)
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what is a pathologic murmur?
caused by cardiac disease

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