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| acute chest pain that occurs when myocardial demand exceeds its oxygen supply |
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Aortic regurgitation
(Aortic Insufficiency) |
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Definition
| imcompetent aortic valve that allows backward flow of blood into left ventricle during diastole. |
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Definition
| Calcification of aortic valve cusps that restricts forward flow of blood during systole. |
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Definition
| Left Semilunar valve seperating the left ventricle and the aorta |
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Definition
| Tip of the heart pointing DOWN toward 5th ICS |
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Term
Apical Impulse
(point of maximal impulse, PMI) |
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Definition
| pulsation created as the left ventricle rotates against the chest wall during systole, normally at the 5th left intercostal space MCL |
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Definition
| broader area of hearts outline located on the 3rd right and left intercostal space |
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Definition
| Severe narrowing of desending aorta, a congential heart defect |
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Term
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Definition
| right ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure due to pulmonary hypertension |
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Definition
| traditional auscultatory area in left intercostal space |
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Term
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Definition
| occurs with closure of AV valves, signals Systole |
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Term
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Definition
| very soft, low pitched, ventricular filling sound that occurs in late diastole |
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Term
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Definition
| Presence of S3 or S4 Heart sounds |
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Term
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Definition
| Moving the stethoscope incrementally acous the precordium through the ausculatory areas for heart sounds |
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Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)
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Definition
| increase in thickness of myocardial wall that occurs when the heart pumps against the chronic flow obstruction, e.g. AORTIC STENOSIS |
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Mitral Regurgitation
(Mitral insufficiency) |
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Definition
| incompetent mitral valve allows regurgitation of the blood back into the left atrium during systole. |
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Term
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Definition
| calcified mitral valves impedes forward flow of blood into left ventricle during systole |
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Term
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Definition
uncomfortable awareness of rapid or irregular heart rate
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Term
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Definition
| Opposite of a normal S2, heard in expiration, but on inspiration it is heard as one sound. |
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Definition
| high-pitched scratchy extracardiac sound heart when the precordium is inflamed |
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Definition
| normal variation in S2 heard as two separate components during inspiration |
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Term
Pulmonic Regurgitation
(Pulmonic Insufficiency) |
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Definition
| backflow of blood through incompetent pulmonice valve into right ventricle |
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Term
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Definition
| calcification of pulmonic valve that restricts forward flow of blood during systole |
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Term
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Definition
| closure of semilunar valves, signals END of systole |
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Term
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Definition
| abnormal mid-diastolic sound when both S3 and S4 are present |
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Term
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Definition
| fainting-- temporary loss of consciousness due to decreased cerebral blood flow, caused by VENTRICULAR ASYSTOLE, BRADYCARDIA, OR VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION |
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Term
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Definition
| soft, low pitched, ventricular filling sound in EARLY DIASTOLE (Heart Failure) |
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Term
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Definition
| Palpable vibration on the chest wall accompanying severe heart murmur |
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