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What do you call a gurgling or swishing sound heard upon auscultation of the heart?
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Murmur
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What is the medical term meaning an abnormal sound heard during auscultation of an artery?
ventricular fibrillation (v-fib)
What is the Medical term meaning listening to the heart?
Cardiac auscultation is the medical term meaning listening to the heart.
What is a sentence for the word gurgling?
My heart sank as the last of the water went gurgling down the drain.
What are heart murmurs and what is their clinical significance?
A heart murmurs is an abnormal sound consisting of a clicking, rushing, or gurgling noise that either is heard before, between , or after the normal sounds, or may may mask the normal heart sounds.
What is the technique called when a physician listens to your heart sounds?
auscultation
What is the medical term meaning a method of physical assessment using a stethoscope to listen to sounds within the chest?
This is called auscultation, and is used most often to listen for heart and lung sounds. You can also ausculate the abdomen to listen for stomach and bowel sounds.
Which is the PMI where auscultation of the heart is done?
5th intercostal space at MCL
Why can abnormalities of the heart valve be detected more accurately by auscultation?
Narrowing of the heart valves can be detected more accurately by auscultation than by electrocardiogram. That's because it takes a closer visual. An electrocardiogram just takes readings.
What causes heart gurgling?
A bad valve can cause this sort of sound.
What long-term effects on the heart would result from a damaged valve?
This causes the heart to make a gurgling sound that is called a heart murmer.
What is the medical term meaning abnormal crackling sound?
Crepitus.Abnormal crackling sounds are called rales when heard on ausculation of the lungs, but called crepitus when heart in a joint, gangrenous skin, etc.
What does a small activity in the chest mean in medical terms?
depends on the context of the discussion... If its to do with the lungs it could mean that there is some signs of a respiratory illness (wheeze, crackles heard on auscultation etc) If its to do with the heart it could be a murmur was heard, or a palpable heart beat could be felt... Im only guessing as i dont know what context this is in. So i hope i dont cause any worry!
