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loudness timing duration pitch description location |
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High-pitched sounds are best heard with the... |
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Low-pitched sounds are best heard with the... |
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What causes the heart sounds? |
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vibrations that result from the stoppage of blood against closed valves and the walls of the heart |
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Blood hitting the walls of the heart and vessels causes them to ______. |
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turbulence of the blood flowing through the valve |
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First and second heart sounds correspond to... |
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Vibrations associated with valve closure are best heard... |
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reflecting back from the valve area |
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Vibrations of turbulence are usually heard best... |
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The first heart sound corresponds to the closure of the _______ and _______ valves. |
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M1+T1 (1st sound of mitral valve + 1st sound of tricuspid valve) |
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The second heart sound corresponds to closure of the _______ and ________ valves. |
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A2+P2 (2nd sound of aortic valve + 2nd sound of pulmonic valve) |
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Third and fourth heart sounds correspond to... |
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blood entering and striking against the walls of the ventricles |
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Third and fourth heart sounds are NOT caused by.... |
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Third and fourth heart sounds are both _____. |
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immediately prior to S1 and systole |
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When auscultating, you need to listen with the _____ and the _________. |
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five areas of ausculation |
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aortic pulmonic 2nd pulmonic tricuspid mitral |
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Describe the first heart sound in terms of pitch and duration. |
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high-pitched and short duration |
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The first heart sound is typically heard best at _______. |
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The first heart sound is typically louder than the second heart sound at ______. |
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Describe the second heart sound in terms of pitch and duration. |
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high-pitched and short duration |
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The second heart sound is heard best at ______. |
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The second heart sound is typically louder than the first heart sound at ______. |
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What are the three ways to determine the first heart sound from the second? |
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1. duration of time between S1 and S2 2. loudness (S1 at apex, S2 at base) 3. palpate carotid pulse while auscultating (pulse corresponds with S1) |
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What two things need to be considered when you hear a split of S1? |
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1. heart disease 2. noisy opening of a valve may be confused with splitting of S1 |
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Physiologic splitting of S2 is related to pressure changes that occur during __________. |
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What sounds are actually being heard in a split S2? |
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delayed closure of P2 compared to A2 |
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Splitting of S2 during inspiration is ________ _______; whereas splitting of S2 during expiration is ________ _______. |
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physiologic splitting (normal); paradoxical splitting |
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Splitting of S2 is best heard at... |
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What conditions need to be considered when paradoxical splitting of S2 is heard? |
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conduction defects pulmonary hypertension |
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Splitting of S2 during both inspiration and expiration is called _______ _______. |
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What condition needs to be considered when persistent splitting of S2 is heard? |
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What is another term for third and fourth heart sounds? |
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What causes the S3 sound? |
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filling of the ventricles with blood |
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Where is the third heart sound heard best? |
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Describe the third heart sound. |
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short duration low-pitched dull, thud-like quality |
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What conditions need to be considered with an S3? |
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heart disease (always this until you prove it wrong) stiff/non-compliant ventricular wall |
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The intensity of S3 varies according to ________. |
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If no cardiovascular disease is present, S3 can be a _____ finding. |
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What causes the S4 sound? |
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S4 is heard best at _____. |
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Describe the fourth heart sound. |
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short duration low-pitched -dull, thud-like quality |
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S4 is almost always associated with _________. |
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disease
non-compliant ventricular wall consider HTN, CHF, CAD, others intensity varies with etiology |
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What is the fourth heart sound often confused with? |
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Split S1 is ________-pitched than S4. |
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Opening snap is ______-pitched than S4. |
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What sounds are heard in a gallop rhythm? |
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A gallop is always considered ___________. |
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A patient with a gallop needs to be evaluated for _________. |
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