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Cardiovascular Tips for Success

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What is the base of the heart?   broader upper portion of the heart  
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What is the apex of the heart?   Narrow lower tip of the heart  
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What is the primary muscle mass of the heart?   ventricles  
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What is the anterior surface?   right ventricle  
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What is posterior surface?   left ventricle  
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What is the left border of the heart?   left ventricle  
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What is responsible for the apical impulse?   the left ventricle  
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What is the right border?   the right atrium  
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What is preload   pressure stretching the ventricles of the heart cause by venous return  
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What is afterload?   pressure that the left ventricle must squeeze against to eject blood into the aorta  
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What is systole?   The ventricles contracting and ejecting blood from the left ventricle into the aorta and from the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery  
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What is diastole?   The atria contract and the ventricle dilate (blood moves from the atria to the ventricles)  
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Where do electrical impulses originate?   SA node  
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Where is the SA node located?   Right atrium  
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What is the path of the electrial impulses in the heart?   SA Node -> AV Node -> Bundle of His -> Purkinje Fibers  
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Where is the AV node located?   atrial septum  
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Where is the bundle of His and the purkinje fibers   Ventricles  
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How do ventricles contract?   At apex and spread to base  
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How does the fetus compensate for nonfunctional lungs?   umbilical vessels  
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Where does the right ventricle pump blood in the fetus?   ductus arteriosus  
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When does teh ductus arteriosus close?   after birth in approximately 24-48 hours  
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When does the foramen ovale close?   As pressure rises in the left atrium at birth  
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How much does blood increase in pregnant women?   40-50%  
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Why does blood increase in pregnant women?   increased plasma volume  
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How does the heart compensate during pregnancy?   The left ventricle increases in wall thickness and mass?  
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Why does the heart compensate during pregnancy?   to allow for increased work load  
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What happens to the heart in older adults   The left ventricle wall thickens and valves tend to fibrose and calcify  
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What causes changes to the heart in older adult?   stress on the heart due to HTN, heart disease, etc.  
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One finger to chest pain indicates?   non-cardiac pain  
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N/Vomiting/Diaphoresis with chest pain is?   cardiac till proven otherwise  
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What does jaw pain indicate?   ischemia and pericarditis  
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What does sharp chest pain and hemoptysis indicate?   pulmonary embolism or tumor  
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What does pain with swallowing indicate?   esophageal spasm or pericarditis  
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What does fever with chest pain indicate?   pneumonia  
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What does sighing and mood issues with chest pain indicate?   anxiety and depression  
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What are cardiac risk factors?   age hyperlipidemia family Hx obesity sedentary lifestyle tobacco diabetes personality hypertension gender  
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If a person has hyperlipidemia, tobacco use or diabetes, the odds on having cardiac issues are what?   8x more likely  
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What are the 5 points of auscultation?   Aortic Pulmonic Erbs Point Tricuspid Mitral  
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Where is the aortic auscultation point?   2nd intercostal space on the RIGHT side  
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Where is the pulmonic auscultation point?   2nd intercostal space on the LEFT side  
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Where is the Erbs point?   3rd intercostal space on the left side  
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Where is the tricustpid auscultation point?   4th intercostal space on the left side  
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Where is the mitral valve auscultation point?   5th intercostal space on the left side  
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What is Erbs Point?   where S2 is best auscultated  
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What is the point of maximal impulse?   5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line  
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Where does PMI shift in left ventricular hypertrophy?   downward and laterally  
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what is S1?   during ventricle systole when the mitral and tricuspid valves are closing  
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What is S2?   During ventricular diastole when the aortic and pulmonic valves close.  
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What is S3?   rapid filling of left ventricle in diastole.  
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When is an S3 sound normal?   normal into 3rd decade  
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What does S3 indicate in an older adult?   sign of heart failure  
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What does S4 heart sound?   Atrial diastolic gallop caused by vibration of valves and ventricular walls  
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What causes an S4 heart sound?   aortic stenosis  
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What is a grade I murmur?   barely audible in quiet room  
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What is a grade II murmur?   quiet but clearly audible  
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What is a grade III murmur   moderately loud  
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What is a grade IV murmur?   Loud with thrill  
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What is a grade V murmur?   Very loud with thrill and easily palpable  
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What is a grade VI murmur?   very loud, audible without a stethoscpe not in contact with chest, thrill palpable and visible.  
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What is a thrill?   fine palpable rushing vibration. Innocent murmurs do NOT have thrills  
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What are the two systolic murmurs?   Aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation  
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Where is aortic stenosis heard?   2nd intercoastal space and radiating to carotids  
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Where is mitral regurgitation heard?   best at teh apex and radiating to the left axilla  
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What are the two diastolic murmurs?   Aortic regurgitation and mitral stenosis  
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Where is aortic regurgiation heard?   right 2nd intercostal space with teh patient leaning forward using the diaphragm of the stethoscope  
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Where is mitral stenosis heard?   Left mid-clavicular line, 5th intercostal space with the patient lying in the left lateral recumbent position using the bell of the stethoscope  
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What murmurs are always pathological?   Diastolic Murmurs (Aortic regurg and mitral stenosis)  
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What needs to be inspected and palpated for the peripheral vascular system?   skin temperature, color, texture, pulses, any pain/tenderness, presence of edema, varicosities, hair distribution, muscle tone  
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How do you grade a normal pulse?   +2  
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What is the scale to grade pulses?   0 - +4  
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What is Homan's Sign   calf pain with dorsiflexion of ankle indicating DVT  
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What is JVD?   Jugular Vein Distension Asymmetry of the jugular veins seen on inspection of patient sitting at 45 degrees  
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What does JVD indicate?   Right sided heart failure  
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What is the hepato-jugular reflex?   press lightly for 30 seconds on the right upper quadrant. If you see an increase in JVD then there could be right ventricular dysfunction.  
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What are bruits?   heard over renal arteries, carotids, abodminal aorta, iliac arteries, temporal arteries, and orbital arteries  
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How do you hear bruits?   With the bell of the stethoscope  
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What do bruits sound like?   "whooshing"  
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What do bruits indicate?   a build up of plaque  
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What does pitting edema indicate?   right sided heart failure  
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What is +1 pitting edema?   1-2mm  
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What is +2 pitting edema?   2-4mm  
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What is +3 pitting edema?   4-6mm  
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What is +4 pitting edema?   6-8 mm  
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What are the 5 P's of arterial occusion?   Pain Pallor Paralysis Paresthesia Pulselessness  
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