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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 does auscultation bilaterally mean?
Auscultation bilaterally means listening to sounds, such as heart or lung sounds, on both sides of the body. This allows for comparison to check for symmetry and abnormalities in the sounds heard on each side.
The crackling sound heard on the auscultaion of the chest is known as what?
The crackling sound heard on chest auscultation is known as rales or crepitations. It can indicate fluid in the lungs, such as in conditions like pneumonia or heart failure.
What pathological condition would be present if a soft blowing sound or harsh click were heard upon auscultation of the chest?
A soft blowing sound or harsh click heard upon auscultation of the chest may indicate the presence of a heart murmur. Murmurs can be caused by conditions such as valvular heart disease, congenital heart defects, or infections affecting the heart valves. Further evaluation with additional tests like echocardiography would be needed to determine the underlying cause.
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.
A heart murmur is caused by a defect in?
A heart murmur is caused by turbulent blood flow within the heart, which is usually due to a structural abnormality or defect in one of the heart's valves. This defect can result in a whooshing or swishing sound heard during a heartbeat.
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.
