Pulses Flashcards
1
Q
Pulsus paradoxus features
A
greater than the normal (10 mmHg) fall in systolic blood pressure during inspiration → faint or absent pulse in inspiration
severe asthma, cardiac tamponade
2
Q
Slow-rising Plataeu
A
Aortic stenosis
3
Q
Collapsing pulse
A
aortic regurgitation
patent ductus arteriosus
hyperkinetic states (anaemia, thyrotoxic, fever, exercise/pregnancy)
4
Q
Pulsus alternans
A
Regular alternation of the force of the arterial pulse
Severe LVF
5
Q
Bisferiens pulse
A
‘double pulse’ - two systolic peaks
mixed aortic valve disease
6
Q
Jerky pulse
A
HOCM
