Murmur and Heart Sounds Glossary Flashcards
1
Q
Auscultation
A
Listening to heart sounds
2
Q
Frequency
A
Pitch
3
Q
Holosystolic
A
Complete ejection period
4
Q
Intensity
A
Signal strength
5
Q
Noncompliant
A
exceeding chamber stiffness
6
Q
Pansystolic
A
Same as holosystolic
7
Q
Pitch
A
Frequency of the sound
8
Q
Diastolic rumble
A
The vibration of a combination of two murmurs; flow and turbulence
9
Q
Opening snap
A
Sound of mitral valve trying to open in a stenotic state
10
Q
Crescendo
A
Increased in loudness
11
Q
Decrescendo
A
Decreasing in loudness
12
Q
Bruit
A
Continuous sound created by stenosis
13
Q
Gallop
A
Summation of sounds and murmurs (S3 or S4)
14
Q
Murmur
A
Sounds produced by bloodflow
15
Q
Systolic ejection murmur
A
Sound created during systole can be normal or abnormal
