Heart Sounds - Exam 1 Flashcards
Draw the heart sound diagram from med phys
The _____ is better for picking up the relatively high pitched sounds of S1 and S2
The ____ is more sensitive to the low-pitched sounds of S3 and S4
diaphragm
bell
What are the listening posts for heart sounds?
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Pulmonic
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The patient is in the left lateral decubitus position, what and where are you listening for?
because it brings the heart forward using the bell at the MV post
What does sitting up and leaning forward help you find? What is the pt instruction?
Helps distinguish aortic murmurs, have the pt exhale deeply and hold
How does standing affect venous return? squatting? Valsalva maneuver?
standing decreases venous return, arterial BP and stroke volume
squatting increases venous return, LV volume and arterial BP
Valsalva maneuver decreases venous return, arterial BP and stroke volume
Why does a heart murmur get softer when you stand?
because the heart stretches
SI makes what sound? Where is it louder? When does it occur? What valves are closing?
S1 (“lub”)
Louder at the APEX
Occurs at the beginning of ventricular systole
Closure of AV valves (TV/MV).
does S1 or S2 correspond with the pulse?
S1
What is an S1 split?
Heard when the MV closure significantly precedes TV closure. May be normal
S2 makes what sound? Where is it louder? What valves are closing? When does it occur?
S2 (“dub”)
Louder at the BASE
Closure of semilunar valves (AV/PV).
Occurs at the end of ventricular systole
What is an S2 split? Where is it heard the best?
– S2 is physiologically split because AV closure (A2) normally precedes PV closure (P2) and it’s usually louder.
Heard best at 2nd and 3rd ICS
In an S2 split _____ splitting is normal and _____ splitting is abnormal. What does it indicate?
inspiratory splitting is normal
expiratory splitting is abnormal- right heart disease
What is the difference between a split S1 and S4?
S4 heart sound is in a lower frequency than S1
When can it be normal to hear a split S2?
during deep inspiration
Where is a split S2 best heard at?
pulmonic area
What is the difference between S3 and a split S2?
S3 is heard later in the cardiac cycle and is a lower pitch
split S2 are a higher pitch
What is the slang term for S3? When does it occur?
S3 “Kentucky” “ventricular gallop”
Occurs in the beginning of diastole after S2; not of valvular origin.
What does S3 sound represent? Where is it best heard? What side of the stethoscope?
Represents increased volume of blood striking a compliant ventricle (dilation)
Best heard with bell at apex in LLD
S3 is normal in what pt populations?
Normal in children, trained athletes and sometimes in pregnancy. In adults over 40 yrs, assoc with a dilated ventricle (as in systolic ventricular failure).
What is the slang term for S4? When does it occur?
S4 “Tennessee” “atrial gallop”
Occurs just after atrial contraction at the end of diastole, just before S1.
Why does S4 sound happen? Where and with what side of the stethoscope is it heard the best?
Produced by the sound of blood being forced into a noncompliant (stiff/ hypertrophic) ventricle - atria has to contract harder
Best heard with bell at apex in LLD