UTMB Health Assessment - Exam 3 Questions With Answers Graded A+ Assured Success

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 Aortic Stenosis - Calcification of aortic valve cusps that restricts forward flow of blood during systole Aortic valve - The left semilunar valve separating the left ventricle from the aorta Apex of the heart - Tip of the heart pointing downward toward the 5th intercostal space Apical impulse - 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 - Broader area of hearts outline located at the 3rd right and left intercostal space Bradycardia - Slow heart rate, less than 50 bpm in the adult Clubbing - Bulbous enlargement of distal phalanges of fingers and toes that occurs with chronic cyanotic heart and lung conditions Coarctation of Heart - Severe narrowing of the descending aorta, a congenital heart defect Cor Pulmonae - Right ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure due to pulmonary hypertensionCyanosis - Dusky blue mottling of the skin and mucous membranes due to excessive amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood Diastole - The hearts filling phase Dyspnea - Difficult, labored breathing Edema - Swelling of legs or dependent body part due to increased interstitial fluid Erbs point - Traditional auscultating area in the 3rd intercostal space