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10 Cards in this Set
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What is Cardiac Output determined by? |
Heart Rate and Stroke Volume |
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What is stroke volume determined by? |
Peripheral resistance and contractility |
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Name 2 signs/symptoms of cardiac failure |
Fatigue (RELATIVE effort intolerance) Oedema (Pulmonary-orthopnoea/PND; Liver congestion-ascites/RUQ pain) |
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Where can cardiac pathologies occur and how will it present? |
Chamber(cardiomyopathy)-pulses(low volume,rapid) Conducting system(arrhythmia)-pulses(rapid, erratic) Vessels-syncope |
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What does an impalpable apex bet signify? |
COPD, pericardial effusion |
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How will a pericardial effusion show on examination? |
Normal Apex location but percussion shows enlarged heart size |
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What is the cardinal symptom of respiratory pathology? |
Dyspnoea |
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What are signs of respiratory distress? |
Cyanosis, Confusion, drowsiness |
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Name some cardinal signs and symptoms of bowel pathology |
Pain, change in bowel habits, weight loss |
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Name some cardinal signs and symptoms of liver pathology |
Jaundice, swelling, ascites, bruising, pruritus, confusion, oedema, haematuria, dysuria |
