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Cardiac Examination Positions and Techniques

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What type of sound is a murmur most commonly described as?

Crackling

Clicking

Rumbling

Swooshing (correct)

When classifying murmurs, which group is related to overflows such as anemia or pregnancy?

Diastolic

Physiologic (correct)

Pathologic

Systolic

What distinguishes a systolic murmur from a diastolic murmur?

Location where it is best heard

Duration of the murmur

Time of occurrence in the heart cycle (correct)

Intensity of the sound

In grading murmurs, what does Grade 4 signify?

Loud, with palpable thrill Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is used to describe the area where a murmur is best heard?

Location Signup and view all the answers

What grade of murmur is very loud and may be heard with the stethoscope entirely off the chest?

Grade 5 Signup and view all the answers

Which type of murmur is caused by tangible cardiac disorders like valvular lesions?

Pathologic Signup and view all the answers

'Very faint, heard only after listener has 'tuned in'” describes which grade of murmur?

Grade 1 Signup and view all the answers

Which area on the chest wall corresponds to the pulmonic area?

Second intercostal space to the left of the sternum Signup and view all the answers

Which technique is used to estimate heart borders and configuration?

Heart palpation Signup and view all the answers

What valve closure creates the first heart sound (S1)?

Mitral and tricuspid valves closure Signup and view all the answers

In cardiac enlargement, what can cause increased ventricular volume?

Heart failure Signup and view all the answers

Which area of the chest wall is associated with the second heart sound (S2)?

Second intercostal space to the right of the sternum Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What type of sound is a murmur most commonly described as?

When classifying murmurs, which group is related to overflows such as anemia or pregnancy?

What distinguishes a systolic murmur from a diastolic murmur?

In grading murmurs, what does Grade 4 signify?

Which characteristic is used to describe the area where a murmur is best heard?

What grade of murmur is very loud and may be heard with the stethoscope entirely off the chest?

Which type of murmur is caused by tangible cardiac disorders like valvular lesions?

'Very faint, heard only after listener has 'tuned in'” describes which grade of murmur?

Which area on the chest wall corresponds to the pulmonic area?

Which technique is used to estimate heart borders and configuration?

What valve closure creates the first heart sound (S1)?

In cardiac enlargement, what can cause increased ventricular volume?

Which area of the chest wall is associated with the second heart sound (S2)?

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