Heart/Vasc
The volume of blood in each systole.
What is stroke volume?
Bloody sputum.
What is hemoptysis?
An optic nerve neuropathy caused by increased intraocular pressure, and characterized by a loss of peripheral vision.
What is Glaucoma?
A ringing, crackling, or buzzing in the ears.
What is Tinnitus?
A blowing or swooshing sound indicative of turbulent blood in the heart.
What is a murmur?
The opposing pressure the ventricles must generate to open the semilunar valves.
What is afterload?
Increased respirations.
What is tachypnea?
A loss of central vision caused by yellow deposits and neovascularity in the macula.
What is Macular Degeneration?
The type of vertigo (spinning) that feels as if the room is spinning.
What is objective vertigo?
A blowing, swishing sound indicating blood flow turbulence. Heard over vessels.
What is a bruit?
The heart's pacemaker.
What is the SA Node?
A newborn's first respiratory assessment is part of this. This is done at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth.
What is the Apgar Scoring System?
Oscillating movement of the eye, best seen around the iris.
What is Nystagmus?
The type of vertigo (spinning) that feels as if the person is spinning.
What is subjective vertigo?
High-pitched, monophonic, inspiratory, crowing sound; louder in the neck than over the chest wall.
What is stridor?
The most common cause of cardiovascular system disorders in the aging adult.
What are lifestyle habits?
Indrawing of the abdomen just below the ribs. A clinical sign of respiratory distress.
What is sternal retraction?
A condition in which a person cannot align both eyes simultaneously due to a weakness in one of the extra ocular muscles. Usually seen as a crossed eye.
What is Strabismus?
The test to assess the ability of the vestibular apparatus in the inner ear to help to maintain standing balance.
What is the Romberg test?
AV valve closure sound.
What is S1 (Lub)?
A split S2 resulting from changes in intrathoracic pressures in the heart.
What is the effect of respiration on the heart?
Normal inspiration and prolonged expiration to overcome increased airway resistance.
What is chronic obstructive breathing?
Pupils, equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation.
What is PERRLA?
The normal hearing loss that occurs with aging, as evidenced by a loss of high-tone hearing.
What is presbycusis?
High pitched popping sounds heard during inspiration.
What are crackles?