Thorax Assessment Vocabulary List

alveoli

angle of Louis

sternal angle (notch)

neck vein distention (NVD) or jugular vein distention (JVD)

bronchovesicular breath sounds

bronchial breath sounds

central venous pressure

crackles

cyanosis

clubbing

cardiac cycle

cardiac output

vesicular

wheezes

rhonchi

pallor

murmur (systolic and diastolic)

grading murmurs

valvular stenosis

surfactant

valvular insufficiency

bilateral

bases

capillary refill

point of maximal impulse (PMI)

ventilation/perfusion ratio