Auscultation Sounds Flashcards
On auscultation you hear the following
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Normal Heart sounds
On auscultation you hear the following
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S3 heart sound
On auscultation you hear the following
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Heart sound S4
On auscultation you hear the following
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ejection systolic murmurcaused byaorticstenosis
On auscultation you hear the following
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early diastolic murmurcaused byaortic regurgitation.
On auscultation you hear the following
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pansystolic murmurcaused bymitral regurgitation.
On auscultation you hear the following
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mid-diastolic murmurcaused bymitral stenosis.
You hear this on auscultation of the chest, what does it suggest?
Vesicular:the normal quality of breath sounds in healthy individuals.
You hear this on auscultation of the chest, what does it suggest?
Bronchial:harsh-sounding (similar to auscultating over the trachea), inspiration and expiration are equal and there is a pause between. This type of breath sound is associated with consolidation
You hear this on auscultation of the chest, what does it suggest?
Quiet breath sounds:suggest reduced air entry into that region of the lung (e.g pleural effusion, pneumothorax).
When presenting your findings, state ‘reduced breath sounds’, rather than ‘reduced air entry
You hear this on auscultation of the chest, what does it suggest?
Wheeze: a continuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways during breathing. Wheeze is often associated with asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis.
You hear this on auscultation of the chest, what does it suggest?
Stridor:a high-pitched extra-thoracic breath soundresulting fromturbulent airflow through narrowed upper airways. Stridor has a wide range of causes, including foreign body inhalation (acute) and subglottic stenosis (chronic).
You hear this on auscultation of the chest, what does it suggest?
Coarse crackles:discontinuous, brief, popping lung sounds typically associated with pneumonia, bronchiectasis and pulmonary oedema.
You hear this on auscultation of the chest, what does it suggest?
Fine end-inspiratory crackles:often described as sounding similar to the noise generated when separating velcro. Fine end-inspiratory crackles are associated with pulmonary fibrosis.
