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Cardiovascular examination 1

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impaired fasting glucose   fasting blood glucose of ≥ 110 mg/dL  
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obesity   BMI of ≥ 30kg, or waist girth of >100 cm  
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high serum HDL cholesterol   > 60 mg/dL  
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palpation of pulses   30 secs with regular rhythm, 1-2 mins with irreg  
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apical pulse/PMI   5th interspace midclavicular vertical line  
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brachial pulse   best in infants  
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radial pulse   most common monitoring site  
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(N) adult HR   70 bpm; range 60-80 bpm  
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(N) newborn HR   120 bpm; range 70-170 bpm  
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tachycardia   >100 bpm  
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bradycardia   <60 bpm  
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irregular pulse   variations in force and frequenc; may be due to arrhythmias, myocarditis  
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weak, thready pulse   stroke volume, cardiogenic shock  
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bounding, full pulse   shortened ventricular systole and decreased peripheral p°; aortic insufficiency  
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aortic valve   2nd (R) ICS, sternal border  
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pulmonic valve   2nd (L) ICS, sternal border  
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tricuspid valve   4th (L) ICS, sternal border  
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bicuspid valve   5th (L) ICS, midclavicular area  
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S1 sound "lub"   (N) closure mitral &tricuspid valves; beginning of systole; dec in 1st degree heart block  
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S2 sound "dub"   (N) closure aortic & pulmonic valves; end of systole; dec in aortic stenosis  
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S3 sound   assoc with ventricular filling; occurs soon after S2  
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S3 sound   congestive (LV) heart failure in older individuals  
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S4 sound   assoc with ventricular filling and atrial contraction; occurs just before S1  
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S4   CAD, MI, aortic stenosis, or chronic HPN  
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systolic murmur   bet S1 & S2. may be normal or may indicate valvular dse (mitral valve prolapse)  
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diastolic murmur   bet S2 and S1. Usu indicates valvular dse  
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thrill   ab(N) tremor accompanying a vascular or cardiac murmur; felt on palpation  
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bruit   adventitious sound or murmur (blowing sound) of arterial or venous origin  
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bruit   common in carotid or femoral arteries; indicative of atherosclerosis  
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