Heart Flashcards
S1
“LUB” closure of mitral and tricuspid valves
S2
“DUB” closure of semilunar valves
Intensity of S1 increases with?
Sound is intensified during exercise, hyperthyroidism, mitral stenosis, and tachycardias.
S1 is best heard?
Best heard in apical area on 5th and 6th intercostal space
Closure of the pulmonic and aortic valves?
S2
Pulmonic component of S2 is best heard on?
pulmonic area
S2
overall best heard in aortic and pulmonic area
Splitting of S2 abnormal finding?
Splitting of S2 that remains constant during inspiration and expiration
Happens right after the QRS in ECG?
S1
When is S1 sound decreased?
During mitral regurgitation and heart failure
heard at the end of ventricular systole and beginning of diastole?
S2
Heard at the beginning of ventricular systole?
S1
Systolic murmur is heard when?
the mitral valve does not close
Systolic murmur
mitral regurgitation and mitral insufficiency
Acute mitral regurgitation is a medical emergency
it will radiate away from the 5th intercostal space