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Pt Assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| MI | hypotension |
| pericarditis | friction rub; pulsus paradoxus |
| aortic dissection | hypotension, absent peripheral pulses, and murmur of insufficiency |
| P.E. | hypotension |
| tension PTX | resonance to percussion, decreased breath sounds, decreased fremitus |
| esophageal rupture | |
| MVP | Mid-systolic click with or without MR |
| myocarditis | |
| pulmonary HTN | |
| HOCM | |
| aortic stenosis physical exam: | harsh midsystolic crescendo-decrescendo SEM best at RUSB 2nd R intercostal, radiates to b/l carotids. Louder w/squatting, quieter w/standing or Valsalva; sit patient forward, exhalation |
| CHF/LVH | bibasilar rales or crackles; S3 or S4 gallop; JVD; edema |
| pneumonia | |
| aortic insufficiency physical exam: | early diastolic & decrescendo (ejection) at 3rd L intercostal, radiates to LSB. S3 gallup |