CARDIAC & VASCULAR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Sx to ask about for OSCE? - Accurate answers CP
palpitations (skipping, racing, fluttering, pounding heart beat)
SOB
edema
what are exercise recommendations for cardiac patients? - Accurate answers 20-60 min at least 3x
weekly
if you can feel a palpable thrill, what grade is the murmur? - Accurate answers at least grade 4
what does S1 represent? - Accurate answers mitral valve closes- beginning of systole
what does S2 represent? - Accurate answers aortic valve closes- end of systole, beginning of
diastole
what is S3? - Accurate answers after mitral valve opens, rapid ventricular filling
can be audible in children
in older adults- pathological
what is S4? - Accurate answers atrial contraction- shows pathological chagne
Do standing and Valsalva increase or decrease preload? - Accurate answers decrease
Does squatting increase or decrease preload? - Accurate answers increase
when is a systolic murmur heard? - Accurate answers between S1 and S2
when is a diastolic murmur heard? - Accurate answers between S2 and S1
when is a continuous murmur heard? - Accurate answers begins in systole and extends into all or
part of diastole
what is claudication? - Accurate answers leg pain or cramping with exertion that resolves with rest
what is the classic presentation of PAD? - Accurate answers claudication
what are RF for PAD? - Accurate answers Age
DM
smoking
HLD
HTN
what are warning signs for PAD? - Accurate answers fatigue, aching, numbness, pain in extremities
ANSWERS
Sx to ask about for OSCE? - Accurate answers CP
palpitations (skipping, racing, fluttering, pounding heart beat)
SOB
edema
what are exercise recommendations for cardiac patients? - Accurate answers 20-60 min at least 3x
weekly
if you can feel a palpable thrill, what grade is the murmur? - Accurate answers at least grade 4
what does S1 represent? - Accurate answers mitral valve closes- beginning of systole
what does S2 represent? - Accurate answers aortic valve closes- end of systole, beginning of
diastole
what is S3? - Accurate answers after mitral valve opens, rapid ventricular filling
can be audible in children
in older adults- pathological
what is S4? - Accurate answers atrial contraction- shows pathological chagne
Do standing and Valsalva increase or decrease preload? - Accurate answers decrease
Does squatting increase or decrease preload? - Accurate answers increase
when is a systolic murmur heard? - Accurate answers between S1 and S2
when is a diastolic murmur heard? - Accurate answers between S2 and S1
when is a continuous murmur heard? - Accurate answers begins in systole and extends into all or
part of diastole
what is claudication? - Accurate answers leg pain or cramping with exertion that resolves with rest
what is the classic presentation of PAD? - Accurate answers claudication
what are RF for PAD? - Accurate answers Age
DM
smoking
HLD
HTN
what are warning signs for PAD? - Accurate answers fatigue, aching, numbness, pain in extremities
