The left semilunar valve separating the left ventricle and the aorta. Heard best at the second right interspace.
Heart rate less than 60 beats per minute
Abnormally sunken abdominal wall, as with malnutrition or underweight
Name of abdominal region just superior to pubic bone
Test that determines the patency of the radial and ulnar arteries by compressing one artery site and observing return of skin color as evidence of patency of the other artery.
Defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to athrerosclerosis, trauma, or congenital defect.
Abnormal enlargement of spleen
Inflammation of the vein associated with thrombus formation
Point of maximal impulse. pulsation created as the left ventricle rotates against the chest wall during systole, normally at the 5th left intercostal space.
Blowing swishing sound indicating turbulence from local vascular cause.
Organ located in the left upper quadrant
Left atrioventricular valve separating the left atrium and ventricle. heard best at the fifth intercostal space at around left mid-clavicular line.
Palpable vibration on the chest wall accompanying severe heart murmur
Organ located in the right lower quadrant
Name of abdominal region between the costal margins
Organ located in the right upper quadrant
Occurs with the closure of the atroventricular valves signaling the beginning of systole
Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity, associated with heart failure, cirrhosis, cancer, or portal hypertension.
The heart's pumping phase
Organ located in the left upper quadrant
Tip of the heart pointing down toward the 5th left intercostal space and where S1 is heard the loudest
Swelling of legs or dependent body part due to increased interstitial fluid.