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The blood rushing through the valves as the open and close - thump-thump-thump. . .
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In relation to the normal heart sounds when would you expect to hear the abnormal sounds?
Abnormal sounds may be heard before, after, or during the normal heart sounds. For instance, sounds associated with stenosis may be heard before the closing of that valve.
What is the origin of heart sounds?
Mostly turbulence, but the sounds of the valves closing can also be heard.
What causes the sounds heard through a stethoscope?
Your heart beat of course.
What produce the heart sounds heard with a stethoscope?
The valves opening and closing
Heart sounds are most easily heard by placing a stethoscope?
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The monosyllables describing heart sounds during the cardiac cycles are what?
Lubb dubb corresponds to the heart sounds heard during systole and diastole, respectively.
When do you hear the heart beat?
Actually , the heart beat is heard when the heart valves closes ! The sounds are described as "lupp-dupp"
What causes the heart sounds normally heard in a healthy individual?
Normal heart sounds are caused by the heart beating. This is the process of the heart muscle contracting and relaxing as blood flows through the various chambers.
What are the sources and clinical significance of the heart sounds?
The normal heart sounds are described as a lubb dubb. These sounds are due to the closing of the valves. If a murmur is heard, the valves are not closing properly and there is a back flow of blood. Also if the normal heart sounds are not in a rhythm, there is something wrong with the way the heart is working.
What can be learned from the Valsalva maneuver?
when a doctor listens to the chest with a stethoscope during the Valsalva maneuver, characteristic heart sounds are heard. Variations in these sounds can indicate the type of abnormality present in the heart.
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 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.
