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Midterm Exam

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Where is the PMI (apical impulse)?   Left ventricule at 5th inter-space, 7-9 cm from mid-sternal line (mid-clavicular)  
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What closes at the S1?   Mitral and Tricuspid Valve  
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When is systolic?   Between S1 and S2  
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What are four systolic extra heart sounds?   Aortic stenosis, pulmonic stenosis, HTN, and MVP Click  
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What are four diastolic extra heart sounds?   Mitral stenosis, physiologic S3, pathologic S3 or gallup, S4 or atrial gallop  
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What could cause an S3 or gallop?   Myocaridal failure, tricuspid or mitral regurg.  
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What could cause an S4 or atrial gallop?   HTN, CAD, Atrial Stenosis, Cardiomyopathy, delayed AV conduction  
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Where is physiologic splitting of S2 best heard?   2nd or 3rd left interspace  
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What indicated pathologic splitting?   No change with respiration; should normally only be heard on inspiration  
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Where is the place to hear a pericardial friction rub?   3rd space at left sternal border  
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Where is the place to hear a patent ductus arteriorsus?   2nd Left space (congenital opening between aorta and pumonary artery  
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What are common sites for bruits?   Temporal, Subclavian, Carotid, Abdominal aorta, Femoral aorta  
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What are the three P's of occlusion?   Pain, Pallor, Pulselessness  
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What are types of venous obstruction or insufficiency?   Thrombosis, Edema, Varicose Veins  
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What is evidence of thrombosis?   Redness, thickening and tenderness along superficial vein... Homan's sign positive for DVT  
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What are general sx of vascular problems?   Leg pain/cramps, dizziness, headaches, swollen ankles  
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What does sternal angle mark?   Bifurcation of trachea  
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Name inspiratory muscles?   External intercostals, Scalenes  
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Name expiratory muscles?   Internal Intercostals, Rectus Abdominus  
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What is a normal respiratory rate?   12-20  
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What is Stridor?   Upper airway, high pitched, mostly inspiratory  
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What is Wheezing?   Lower airway, high pitched, mostly expiratory  
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What are causes of Stridor?   Croup, FB, trauma, COPD  
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What are the causes of Wheeze?   Asthma, pulmonary edema, COPD, infection, FB  
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Where should you place your thumbs to test expansion?   10th rib level  
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What does decrecreased fremitus indicate?   Pulmonary edema, emphysema  
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What does increased fremitus indicate?   Consolodation, solid mass  
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What is normal length for diagphramatic excursion?   3-5cm  
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What kind of breathing is heard over most lung fields?   Vesicular, inspiration > expiration  
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What kind of breath is heard only over the trachea?   Bronchotracheal, expiration > inspiration  
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Describe crackles   discontinuous, heard with inspiration, not cleared by coughing  
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Describe rhonchii   Continuous, fog horn, usually clears with coughing, can be due to secretions or a tumor  
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What do increased transmission of sound on special lung tests indicate?   Airless lung  
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What is normal JVD?   normal is no more than 4 cm if measured from sternal angle  
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Flat, circumstrcibed change in color of skin that is less than 1 cm and examples   Macule, freckles, nevi  
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Flat, circumscribed change in color of skin that is greater than 1 CM   Patch, mongolian spots  
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Elevated, firm, circumscribed, less than 1CM   Papule, wart, elevated nevi, seborrheic keratosis  
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Elevated, firm, circumscribed, over 1 CM   Plaque  
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Elevated, irregular shaped, area of cutaneous edema   Wheal; Hives, insect bites  
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Elevated, firm, circumscribed, deeper in dermis   Nodule; Lipoma  
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Elevated, solid, deep in dermis, >2cm   Tumor  
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Elevated, circumsribed, not in dermous, filled with clear fluid, less than 1cm   Vesicle; Varicella, Herpes Simplex  
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Elevated, circumscribed, superficial, filled with clear fluid, greater than 1cm   Bulla, blister  
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Elevated superficial with purulent material   Pustule, impetigo, acne  
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Cyst   Elevated, circumscribed, encapsulated, fluid or semi-solid  
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Fine, irregular, capillary dilation   Telangiectasia; rosacea  
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