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Jugular venous pulsations
The abdominojugular test (AJR), also known as hepatojugular reflux, is used as an alternate test for measuringjugular venous pressure (JVP) through the distension or swelling of the internal jugular vein |
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| What observation measures the pressure of the right side of the heart; can be made more pronounced when congestive heart failure is present by applying pressure to the liver? |
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| When the ventricles contract? |
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| Closure of AV; Mitral and tricuspid valves? |
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| Closure of semilunar valves; pulmonic and aortic? |
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| Ventricular Gallup; normally children and adults and athletes |
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| What age is the earliest signs of congestive heart failure? |
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| Best auscultated with patient seated, leaning forward and exhaling? |
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| Best auscultated in the left lateral decubitus position? |
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| Heart sound which snaps because it's stiff? |
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| Regurgitation heart murmur sound |
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| Heart sound which sounds like a loose click? |
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ARMS PRTS
Aortic Regurgitation Mitral Stenosis Pulmonic Regurgitation Tricuspid Stenosis |
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| What is the mnemonic for heart murmurs occurring in diastole? |
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| What hearts sound create a continuous machinery like murmur? |
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| Dextraposition/overriding of the aorta, Right ventricular hypertrophy, Interventricular septal defect, and Pulmonic stenosis |
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| What is DRIP; regarding the Tetrology of Fallow |
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| Marfan's syndrome (Long tall limbs and spider fingers) |
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| What condition is associated with coarctation (stenosis) of the aorta? |
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| Subclavian steal syndrome |
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| What artery problem may account for females faint while exercising? |
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| The most common cause of left sided heart failure? |
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| Second most common cause of left sided heart failure? |
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| Pulmonary edema; shortness of breath on exertion; orthopnea; fluid collects at the costophrenic angles? |
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| Name 4 signs of left sided heart failure? |
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| Right sided heart failure |
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| A.k.a.: congestive heart failure? |
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| The most common cause of right sided heart failure? |
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Cor pulmonale
also known as pulmonary heart disease, is enlargement and failure of the right ventricle of the heart as a response to increased vascular resistance or high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension) |
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| When the lung causes right-sided heart failure? |
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| Edema and fluid in the extremities, jugular venous distention's, Liver and spleen enlargement, positive hepato jugular reflex, caput medusa, spider angioma, pitting edema, stasis dermatitis. |
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| Signs and symptoms of right sided heart failure? |
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| What vasospasm comes on with exertion and gets better with rest? |
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| What vasospasm comes on with rest? |
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| What heart problem often comes on with the rest and then does not get better but gets worse? |
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| CK-MB...SGOT...LDH Cat-Mouse...Sheep...Lamb |
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| What is the order that blood enzymes increase with a myocardial infarction? |
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| Normal atrial deep polarization/contraction |
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| What does a P wave indicate? |
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| Depolarization of the ventricles and repolarization of the atria |
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| What does the QRS complex indicate? |
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| Repolarization of the ventricles |
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| What does the T-wave indicate? |
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| Repolarization of the papillary muscles |
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| What does the U wave indicate? |
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| Prolonged AV nodal delay (primary heart block) |
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| What does an increased PR interval indicate? |
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Weinkbochs- Block of bundle of HIS (secondary heart block)
Heart block, AV bundle, or Bundle branch block is a disease of the electrical system of the heart, as opposed tocoronary artery disease, which is a disease of the blood vessels of the heart. |
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| What does two P waves before QRS indicate? |
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| Complete heart block; no ventricular contraction; atrial repolarization is hidden under the QRS complex |
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| What is indicated with no QRS pattern? |
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| What is indicated when the ST segment is enlarged or inverted? |
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| What is indicated when the ECG displays no recognizable pattern? |
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| What is the Echocardiogram/Doppler used to evaluate? |
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