OSCES Flashcards
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Blood flows through the heart in what system?
Right Atrium > Tricuspid Valve > Right Ventricle > Pulmonary Valve > Pulmonary Artery > Pulmonary Vein > Left Atrium > Mitral Valve > Left Ventricle > Aortic Valve > Aorta
Veins do what?
Return blood to heart
What is systole?
Mitral and Tricuspid Closure
What is diastole?
Aortic and Pulmonary closure
Where to listen to aortic valve?
upper right sternal border at the level of the 2nd right intercostal space
where to listen to pulmonary valve?
upper left sternal border at the level of the 2nd left intercostal space
where to listen to tricuspid valve?
lower left sternal border at the level of the 4th left intercostal space
where to listen to mitral valve?
over the apex beat point (which is normally (if palpable) felt just within the mid-clavicular line at the level of the 5th intercostal space)
Features of JVP? (5)
Non Palpable
Multiphasic
Occludable
Varies with Head Tilt
Varies with Respiration
What does JVP reflect?
Atrial Pressure
When could S3 be heard?
Diastole
S4 is usually associated with?
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
When looking at hands in cvs examination what to look for? (7)
Tar Stain
Warmth
Peripheral Cyanosis
Clubbing
Splinter Haemorrhages
Cap Refill
Fine Tremor
What to look for when assessing radial pulse? (4)
Rate
Rhythm
Volume
Character
What to look for when assessing face in cardiovascular examination? (7)
Malar Flush
Xanathelasmata
Corneal Arcus
Anaemia
Central Cyanosis
Angular Stomatitis
Sore Red Tongue
What does Malar Flush indicate?
Mitral Stenosis
What to look for when assessing back of chest for cvs exam?
Sacral Oedema
Crackles (Left Sided Heart Failure)
What to look for when assessing abdomen in cvs exam? (2)
Tender Liver
Ascites
What to look for when assessing legs in cvs exam?
Pitting oedema
Arterial Disease: Cold, Smooth, Hairless, Increased Cap Refill, Arterial Leg Ulcers, Gangrene
Varicose Veins
Venous Insufficiency eg Lipodermatosclerosis, Ulceration
What to look for when looking for arterial disease in cvs exam? (6)
Cold
Smooth
Hairless
Increased Cap Refill
Arterial Leg Ulcers
Gangrene
Where can JVP be found in cvs exam?
Internal Jugular Vein in Supraclavicular Area
What to assess in inspection of chest in cvs exam? (4)
Chest deformities
Scars
Cardiac Pacemaker
Visible pulsation
What to assess in palpation of cvs exam? (5)
Tracheal Position
Cardiac Pacemaker
Apex Beat
Heaves
Thrills
Where can apex beat be found?
5th Intercostal Space