Integration of CVS, RS & Renal plus MSA feedback

Question 1

List the five vital signs.

Answer 1

body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, breathing rate, oxygen saturation

Question 2

List FOUR clinical signs which might provide evidence of congestive cardiac failure.

Answer 2

Shortness of breath
Edema
Fatigue and weakness
Rapid or irregular heartbeats

Question 3

What is the most likely heart defect in a loud pansystolic murmur, easily identifiable over the whole praecordium and loudest at the apex ?

Answer 3

Mitral regurgitation