Heart Sounds Flashcards
Aortic area
2nd ICS and RSB
Pulmonic area
2nd ICS at LSB
3rd ICS at LSB
Tricuspid area
5th ICS at LSB
Mitral area
Apex
5th to 6th ICS in MCL
Normal heart sounds - listen with
diaphragm
Abnormal listen with
bell
opposite order
Erbs point
confirm if something going on with aortic or pulmonic area
Heart sounds
S1 - normal S2 - normal S3 - can be normal S4 - abnormal Murmurs
S1 signifies what
closing of the AV valves
S1 happens when
beginning of systole
Duration of S1
0.10 seconds
S1 heard loudest at
cardiac apex/mitral area
two components to S1
tricuspid and mitral valves
S1 intensity directly relates to
force of contraction and the ECG PR interval
S1 is __ and ___ compared to S2
Lower pitched and longer
S1 - listening
lub - the first sound
S1 split - commonly due to
right bundle branch block
Also seen with ventral septal defect
S1 - split - Reverse split when
mitral valve closes after tricuspid valve - severe left BBB or mitral stenosis
S1 split - listening
very fine double beat at the beginning - won’t be every beat though
You will only hear this at the bottom of the heart
S2 heart sounds - from what
closing of the semilunar valves at end of ventricular systole
Components of S2 heart sound
aortic (A2) and pulmonic (P2)
S2 heart sound - pulmonic valve closure is
delayed as the right ventricular systolic time is lengthened
S2 heart sound - pulmonic component is a __ sound and can best be heard at
softer sound
Left sternal border in 2nd to 4th ICS
S2 heart sound __ normally precedes __
how to physiologically accentuate the split
A2 normally precedes P2
Split is physiologically accentuated by inspiration due to delayed closure of P2 from increased filling
S2 heart sound - accentuated by disorders associated with
right ventricular overload, RVH and inc right ventricular pressure
S2 split heart sound - listening
double beat in “dub”
abnormal splitting S2 heart sound is related to
valvular dysfunction and/or alterations in blood flow to or from ventricles