Other Auscultatory Sounds
Other Auscultatory Sounds PRETEST 1. What are the four types of prosthetic valves? 2. What are the similarities and differences of the sounds produced by the four types of aortic…
Systolic Murmurs
Systolic Murmurs PRETEST 1. How is the sound of a systolic murmur produced? 2. List the murmurs associated with right ventricular outflow obstruction. 3. List the murmurs associated with left…
Continuous Murmurs
Continuous Murmurs PRETEST 1. How is the sound of a continuous murmur produced? 2. What is a cervical venous hum? 3. Why do the sounds of a patent ductus arteriosus…
Diastolic Murmurs
Diastolic Murmurs PRETEST 1. How is the sound of a diastolic murmur produced? 2. List the aortic regurgitation murmurs. 3. List the pulmonic regurgitation murmurs. 4. What are the characteristics…
The Third and Fourth Heart Sounds
The Third and Fourth Heart Sounds PRETEST 1. Describe a normal S3. 2. Describe an abnormal S3 and a right-sided S3. 3. What is a ventricular gallop, or gallop rhythm?…
Murmur Fundamentals
Murmur Fundamentals PRETEST 1. How does turbulent blood flow produce murmurs? 2. What are the seven characteristics used to describe murmurs? 3. What is the six-point graded scale? 4. What…
Other Diastolic and Systolic Sounds
Other Diastolic and Systolic Sounds PRETEST 1. What causes an opening snap? 2. How can you differentiate an opening snap from a second or a third heart sound (S2 or…
The Second Heart Sound
The Second Heart Sound PRETEST 1. How does the second heart sound (S2) differ from the first heart sound (S1)? 2. What are the components of S2? 3. Describe the…
The First Heart Sound
The First Heart Sound PRETEST 1. What produces the first heart sound (S1)? 2. What are the two basic components of S1? 3. Where is S1 heard best? 4. Describe…
The Heart and Auscultation
The Heart and Auscultation PRETEST 1. Where is the heart located in the chest, and what are the heart’s dimensions in the average adult? 2. What are systole and diastole?…
