Heart Palpation & Auscultation Flashcards
A pulse has two strong systolic peaks separated by mild systolic dip is called ___
Pulsus Bisferiens.
The pulmonic heart valve is a ____ valve.
Semilunar valve
Which heart sound would you hear if the ventricular myocardium became stiff?
S4 sound
A low pitch murmur sound is heard over the pulmonic valve. What is the problem?
Stenosis during systole.
A low pitch murmur is heard over the aortic valve. What is the problem?
Stenosis during systole
A pulse that is bounding is called _____
Pulsus Magnus.
Which end of the stethoscope would you hear heart regurgitation? Why?
diaphragm b/c the sound is high pitch
A jerky pulse that is rapidly increasing and then collapsing is called ______
Water Hammer Pulse
A low pitch murmur sound is heard over the mitral valve. What is the problem?
Stenosis during diastole.
The mitral heart valve is a ____ valve
AV valve
Which heart valve is located at the left sternal border at the 4th or 5th intercostal space?
Tricuspid valve
Which heart valve is located at eh mid clavicular line at the 5th intercostal space on the left?
Mitral valve
What are vibrations produced by turbulent blood flow in the heart called?
Thrills
The aortic heart valve is a ____ valve.
Semilunar valve
The mnemonic for heart murmurs in diastole
ARMS & PRTS
Which heart sound would you hear if you suspected CHF?
S3 sound
Which end of the stethoscope do you hear heart murmurs? Why?
bell because the sound is low pitch
The heart sound made due to the closure of the AV valve is known as the ___ sound
S1 sound
A high pitch murmur sound is heard over the mitral valve. What is the problem?
Regurgitation during systole
The heart sound that is normal in children, young adults, and athletes, known as the ventricular gallop is called the ____ sound.
S3 sound
Which heart valve is located at the left sternal border at the 2nd intercostal space?
Pulmonic Valve
The tricuspid heart valve is a ____ valve.
AV valve
What is the name of the location on the chest at the left sternal border at the 3rd intercostal space?
Erb’s point
A pulse that alternates in amplitude is called ___
Pulsus Alterans.
The heart sound made due to the closure of the semilunar valves is known as the ____ sound.
S2 sound
When ventricles contract it is called ____
Systole
A low pitch murmur is heard over the tricuspid valve. What is the problem?
Stenosis during diastole.
A pulse that decreases in amplitude with inspiration and increases in amplitude with expiration is called _______
Pulsus Paradoxus.
The heart sound known as the atrial gallop is called the ____ sound.
S4 sound
Which heart valve is located at the right sternal border at the 2nd intercostal space?
Aortic valve
A high pitch sound is heard over the tricuspid valve. What is the problem?
Regurgitation during systole
A high pitch murmur is heard over the aortic valve. What is the problem?
Regurgitation during diastole.
What position should the patient be when auscultating his mitral heart valve?
Left lateral decubitus
A high pitch murmur sound is heard over the pulmonic valve. What is the problem?
Regurgitation during diastole.
When ventricles rest it is called _____
Diastole
