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38 Cards in this Set
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Allen Test
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determining the patency of the radial and ulnar arteries by compressing one arterial site and observing return of skin color as evidence of patency of the other artery.
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Aortic Valve
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The left semilunar valve separating the left ventricle and the aorta.
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Aneurysm
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defect or sac formed by dilation in an artery wall due to atherosclerosis, trauma, or congenital defect
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Apex of the heart
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tip of the heart pointing down toward the fifth left intercostal space
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Apical pulse
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a central pulse located at the apex of the heart
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Base of the heart
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Broader area of heart's outline located at the third right and left intercostal space.
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Bradycardia
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slow heart rate; less than 60 beats per minute in adults.
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Clubbing
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bulbous enlargement of distal phalanges of fingers and toes that occur with chronic cyanotic heart and lung condition.
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Cyanosis
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dusky, blue mottling of the skin or mucous membranes due to a severe reduction in hemoglobin in the blood.
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Diastole
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the heart's filling phase.
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Dyspnea
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difficult, labored breating
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Edema
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swelling of legs or dependent body part due to increased interstitial fluid
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Erb's Point
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the third intercostal space on the left sternal border where the S2 is best auscultated.
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First Heart Sound
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occurs with closure of the atrioventricular (AV) valves signalling the beginning of systole
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Precordium
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area of the chest wall overlying the heart and great vessels
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Pulmonic Valve
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right semilunar valve separating the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
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Second heart Sound
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occurs with closure of the semilunar valves- aortic and pulmonic- and signals the end of systole
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Syncope
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temporary loss of consciousness due to decreased cerebral blood flow (i.e., fainting), caused by ventricular asystole, pronounced bradycardia, or ventricular fibrillation.
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Systole
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the heart's pumping phase
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Tachycardia
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a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute in the adult
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Thrill
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palpable vibration on the chest wall accompanying severe heart murmur
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Tricuspid Valve
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right atrioventricular (AV) valve separating the right atria and ventricle
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Diastole
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the heart's filling phase
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Femoral pulse
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pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)
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Hypertension
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abnormally high blood pressure
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Jugular Vein
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any of several large veins in the neck, carrying blood from the head and face
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Jugular venous pressure
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the indirectly observed pressure over the venous system.
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Murmur
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an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves.
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Orthostatic Hypertension
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an increase in blood pressure upon assumption of upright posture.
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Popliteal pulse
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located behind the knee in the popliteal fossa; found by hold the bent knee.
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Posterior tibial pulse
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posterior tibial artery of the lower limb carries blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery.
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Pulse deficit
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the absence of palpable pulse in a peripheral artery for one or more heart beats.
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Pulsus paradoxus
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beats have weaker amplitude with respiratory inspiration and stronger amplitude with expiration
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Radial pulse
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pulse of the radial artery
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Systole
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the heart's pumping phase
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Temporal Artery
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any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe.
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Ulnar pulse
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located on the little finger side of the wrist (ulnar artery)
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Claudication
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limping
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