Cardio 2

How long do we check capillary refill for?

• 1 second

• 5 seconds

• 3 seconds

• 15 seconds

What is this sign?

• Xathomata

• Allergy

• Dupuytren's contracture

• Janeway' lesions

Which image shows something that can cause radial-radial delay?

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How do we best palpate the brachial pulse?

• Laterally to the brachialis tendon

• Gently over the cubital fossa

• Medial-inferiorly to the biceps brachii tendon

• Laterally to the biceps brachii tendon

What is true about this condition?

• The ring is normally green or brown in colour

• It can affect the patients vision

• It can be physiological in over 50's

• It suggests raised blood sugars in younger patients

You are on the last week of your 12 week placement and are still feel under-confident in auscultating carotid bruits. What is the best course of action?

• Listen to youtube videos where the sound is played

• Go to a cardiology ward and search for patients with heart murmurs

• Listen to more people without carotid bruits so that you can detect it when somebody does have it

• Go to the renal ward and find a patient with an active fistula

In your OSCE cardiology exam you notice a scar on the chest. What are the two most common reasons for a patient having this scar?

• CABG and valve surgery

• Heart transplant and pacemaker insertion

• PCI and CABG

• Minor valve surgery and PCI

Which of the following techniques will help you listen to a patients heart sounds?

• Listening over the patients clothes to keep them comfortable

• Listening over the hairiest part of the patients chest

• Ask the patient to lie completely flat

• Asking the patient to hold their breath for a few seconds at a time

You see this when looking for any oedema in the legs. What does it indicate?

• Vein harvesting for CABG

• Fasciotomy

• Area of access for PCI

• A scar from a motorbiking accident

mark on the diagram where you are listening for the 4 heart valves