21. Abnormal Findings – Cardiovascular
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Chest pain – sensation that varies with severity and presentation depending
on the cause.
Palpitations – a conscious awareness of one’s heartbeat.
Fatigue – a feeling of excessive tiredness, lack of energy, or exhaustion
accompanied by a strong desire to sleep.
Thrill – palpable vibration indicating valvular dysfunction.
Heave – lifting of the chest wall felt during palpation; indicates ventricular
hypertrophy (felt on sternal border) or ventricular aneurysm (felt over left
ventricle)
Murmur – sound made by turbulent blood flow; may increase in intensity
(crescendo) or decrease in intensity (decrescendo).
Bruit – a murmur-like sound heard over blood vessels.
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21. Abnormal Findings –
Cardiovascular
Chest pain – sensation that varies with severity and
presentation depending on the cause.
Palpitations – a conscious awareness of one’s
heartbeat.
Fatigue – a feeling of excessive tiredness, lack of
energy, or exhaustion accompanied by a strong
desire to sleep.
Thrill – palpable vibration indicating valvular
dysfunction.
Heave – lifting of the chest wall felt during palpation;
indicates ventricular hypertrophy (felt on sternal
border) or ventricular aneurysm (felt over left
ventricle)
Murmur – sound made by turbulent blood flow; may
increase in intensity (crescendo) or decrease in
intensity (decrescendo).
Bruit – a murmur-like sound heard over blood
vessels.
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21. Abnormal Findings –
Cardiovascular
Chest pain – sensation that varies
with severity and presentation
depending on the cause.
Palpitations – a conscious
awareness of one’s heartbeat.
Fatigue – a feeling of excessive
tiredness, lack of energy, or
exhaustion accompanied by a
strong desire to sleep.
Thrill – palpable vibration indicating
valvular dysfunction.
Heave – lifting of the chest wall felt
during palpation; indicates
ventricular hypertrophy (felt on
sternal border) or ventricular
aneurysm (felt over left ventricle)
Murmur – sound made by
turbulent blood flow; may increase
in intensity (crescendo) or decrease
in intensity (decrescendo).
Bruit – a murmur-like sound heard
over blood vessels.
