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The anterior chest is the most common place to auscultate for abnormal heart sounds. Some abnormal sounds may also be heard in the center of the back or in the neck.
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An abnormal heart sound that may alert clinicians to the presence of abnormal cardiac valve functioning?
with out lub dub or other abnormal abnormal heart sound
An abnormal heart sound?
Murmur
What is the difference between an abnormal heart rhythm and a heart murmur?
Abnormal heart rhythm is a problem in the electrical system of the heart Heart Murmur- is a heart sound associated with a valve problem
What is abnormal heart sound caused by improper closure of the heart?
murmurmurmurA murmur is a heart sound caused by turbulent blood flow resulting from an abnormal heart valve that either does not close appropriately or does not open normally.
A murmur is an abnormal sound that may indicate?
heart disease
What is an abnormal sound heard when listening to the heart or neighboring large blood vessels?
heart murmur
What is an abnormal prolonged heart sound caused by incomplete closure of heart valves?
Abnormal heart sound caused by improper closure of heart valve is called a murmur. A murmur is caused by turbulent blood flow, when a heart valve either fails to open normally or fails to fully close.
What is the medical term meaning abnormal heart sound produced by turbulent blood flow in the heart?
If you're asking "Are abnormal heart sounds caused by valvular disease?," the answer is "sometimes." If you're asking "What are the abnormal heart sounds caused by valvular disease?," the answer is "it varies with the type and degree of disease." One of the most common abnormal heart sounds caused by valvular disease is a whooshing or swishing sound instead of the sharp thumping beat of a valve that's functioning properly.
What is in abnormal rushing or blowing sound That results from a damaged heart valve?
Ventricular fibrillation
What does rub mean in medical terminology?
A "rub" is an abnormal heart sound caused by the heart beating against an inflamed pericardium or pleura.
What is the medical term meaning an abnormal sound heard during auscultation of an artery?
ventricular fibrillation (v-fib)
What are you hearing when you hear the heart beat?
Turbulence. Be it normal or abnormal, the "sound of blood" is always turbulence. This includes what you hear when you take a blood pressure ... which is a major source of error IF blood flow is abnormal (as in shock).
