Lung Sounds
Soft, low-pitched, gentle rustling sounds; normally heard over peripheral lung lobes
What are vesicular lung sounds?
5th ICS, left midclavicular line
What is the mitral valve?
Bending of a joint
What is flexion?
Exaggerated thoracic curvature
What is kyphosis?
Memory that is expected to decline during old age
What is short-term memory?
Continuous high-pitched squeaking or musical sound
What are wheezes?
Closure of the tricuspid and mitral valves; beginning of systole
What is S1?
Moving a body part away from midline
What is abduction?
Partial dislocation of a joint
Memory that should not change with aging
What is long-term memory?
Low-pitched bubbling sound
What are crackles?
2nd ICS, left of the sternum
What is the pulmonic valve?
Straightening of a joint
What is extension?
Dull ache along outer aspect of elbow; "tennis elbow"
What is epicondylitis?
Cognitive change with sudden/abrupt onset; generally impaired orientation
What is delirium?
Creaking or grating sound
Ventricular gallop; low pitch, early diastole
What is S3?
Circular motion of a body part
What is circumduction?
Numbness and tingling; "pins & needles"
What is paresthesia?
Cognitive change with slow often unrecognized onset & progression; often oriented to person only
What is dementia?
Continuous musical or crowing sound of constant pitch; medical emergency
What is a murmur?
"Pointing the toes" toward the plantar surface of the foot
What is plantar flexion?
Uncoordinated, staggering gait with swaying
What is ataxic gait?
Cognitive change with abrupt or gradual onset; may be unkempt/neglect regular/joyful activities; flat affect
What is depression?