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Chest Exam
Cardiopumonary findings: Chart
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Professional
02/05/2012

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Term
Absent breath sounds
Definition
Atelectasis, pleural effusion and pneumothorax
Term
Biot‟s respiration
Definition
CVA causing damage to the medulla
Term
Bronchophony
Definition
Pneumonia, compression atelectasis above pleural effusion
Term
Bruit
Definition
Significantly narrowed artery
Term
Casal‟s necklace
Definition
Niacin deficiency-pellagra
Term
Cheyne-Stoke breathing
Definition
CHF or raised intracranial pressure
Term
Clubbing
Definition
SBE, Fallot‟s tetralogy, TB, lung abscess/cancer, cirrhosis
Term
Crackles
Definition
Pneumonia, CHF and bronchiectasis
Term
Cyanosis-central
Definition
Severe respiratory distress and Fallot‟s tetralogy
Term
Cyanosis-peripheral
Definition
Cold temperatures, Raynaud‟s phenomenon
Term
Decreased tactile fremitus
Definition
COPD, atelectasis or pleural effusion, asthma
Term
Deviated trachea
Definition
Large effusion, tension pneumothorax and TB
Term
Diagonal earlobe crease
Definition
Coronary Artery Disease-increase risk of a heart attack
Term
Dilated upper chest and arm veins
Definition
Superior Vena Cava obstruction
Term
Egophony
Definition
Pneumonia, compression atelectasis above pleural effusion
Term
Elevated jugular venous pressure
Definition
CHF, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade
Term
Flared nasal alae
Definition
Respiratory distress
Term
Gibbus
Definition
Collapsed anterior part of vertebral body-tuberculosis
Term
Hyper-resonant percussion note
Definition
Pneumothorax, emphysema and asthma
Term
Increased tactile fremitus
Definition
Pneumonia, tuberculosis
Term
Intercostal space bulging
Definition
Pleural effusion and empyema [pus in the pleural cavity]
Term
Intercostal space retraction
Definition
Severe asthma and upper airway obstruction
Term
Irregular pulse
Definition
IHD, drugs, electrolyte imbalance, atrial fibrillation
Term
Koilonychia
Definition
Severe iron deficiency anemia
Term
Kussmaul‟s breathing
Definition
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Term
Kyphoscoliosis
Definition
Structural vertebral defect
Term
Left parasternal heave
Definition
Right ventricular hypertrophy
Term
Malar flush
Definition
Mitral Stenosis or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Term
Mid-systolic click in mitral area
Definition
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Term
Pale nail beds
Definition
Anemia
Term
Pitted nails
Definition
Psoriasis, repetitive minor trauma, sarcoidosis, Reiter‟s syn.
Term
Pectus carinatum
Definition
Rickets
Term
Pectus excavatum
Definition
Rickets
Term
Peripheral edema
Definition
CHF, deep vein thrombosis, cirrhosis and renal disease
Term
Precordial thrill
Definition
Pathological murmur
Term
Pulsus alternans
Definition
Left ventricular failure
Term
Pulsus bigeminus
Definition
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
Term
Pulsus bisferiens
Definition
Pure aortic regurgitation and combined with aortic stenosis
Term
Pulsus paradoxus
Definition
>10 mm Hg: asthma, cardiac tamponade, pericardial effusion
Term
Purse-lipped breathing
Definition
Emphysema
Term
Rachitic rosary
Definition
Rickets
Term
Radio-femoral delay
Definition
Coarctation of the aorta
Term
Splinter hemorrhage
Definition
Subacute bacterial endocarditis and minor trauma
Term
Stony dull percussion note
Definition
Pleural effusion
Term
Titubation
Definition
Aortic regurgitation [incompetence]
Term
Tracheal shift
Definition
Large pleural effusion, tension pneumothorax and TB
Term
Tracheal tug
Definition
Aneurysm of the arch of the aorta
Term
Wheeze
Definition
Asthma, bronchiectasis and COPD
Term
Whispered pectoriloquy
Definition
Pneumonia, compression atelectasis above pleural effusion
Term
Xanthelasma
Definition
Elevated cholesterol levels
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