UTMB Health Assessment Exam 3 with complete solutions
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UTMB
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UTMB
Angina Pectoris
Acute chest pain that occurs when myocardial demand exceeds oxygen demand
Aortic Regurgitation
(Aortic insufficiency) incompetent aortic valve that allows backward flow of blood into the left ventricle during diastole
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UTMB Health Assessment Exam 3 with
complete solutions
Angina Pectoris - ANSWER- Acute chest pain that occurs when myocardial
demand exceeds oxygen demand
Aortic Regurgitation - ANSWER- (Aortic insufficiency) incompetent aortic valve
that allows backward flow of blood into the left ventricle during diastole
Aortic Stenosis - ANSWER- Calcification of aortic valve cusps that restricts
forward flow of blood during systole
Aortic valve - ANSWER- The left semilunar valve separating the left ventricle from
the aorta
Apex of the heart - ANSWER- Tip of the heart pointing downward toward the 5th
intercostal space
Apical impulse - ANSWER- Point of maximum impulse (PMI); pulsation created as
the left ventricle rotates against the chest wall during systole, normally at the 5th
left intercostal space in the midclavicular line
Base of heart - ANSWER- Broader area of hearts outline located at the 3rd right
and left intercostal space
Bradycardia - ANSWER- Slow heart rate, less than 50 bpm in the adult
Clubbing - ANSWER- Bulbous enlargement of distal phalanges of fingers and
toes that occurs with chronic cyanotic heart and lung conditions
Coarctation of Heart - ANSWER- Severe narrowing of the descending aorta, a
congenital heart defect
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