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Apex
Apex Sound
Patient has a normal heart with mild anemia. The heart is
hyperdynamic and has elevated cardiac output.
Mid-Systolic Click
Patient has mitral prolapse, which produces a mid-systolic click
heard during inspiration.
S3 Sound
Patient has a readily heard third heart sound. S3 occurs later in
diastole than the opening snap.
Intermittent S4
Patient has left ventricular hypertrophy, and has a fourth sound
(S4) which is not heard on every cycle. The sound is presystolic,
about 0.1 second before S1.
Starr-Edwards
Valve
This ball-in-cage mitral prosthesis has a mechanical closing sound
(S1) and one or more diastolic sounds caused by the ball bouncing
within the cage.
Trachea
Tracheal Sounds
Expiration sounds are louder, have a higher pitch, and are of
longer duration than during inspiration. The silent period or pause
following expiration is longer than the one between expiration and
inspiration.
Trachea
Stridor Sounds
Patient has marked respiratory distress, and a narrow aperture
between the vocal cords that produces a high pitched tone during
both inspiration and expiration. During the end of expiration, there
is an abrupt drop in pitch.
Upper Anterior (Two
Sites)
Bronchial Sounds
Breath sounds are similar to tracheal sounds in that the expiratory
phase is louder and lasts longer than the inspiratory phase. The
major distinguishing characteristic is the high pitched, harsh
quality of the expiratory phase.
Wheezing Sounds
These wheezing sounds are often heard in asthma patients. During
inspiration, the wheeze is slightly higher in pitch than during
expiration. Wheezing in asthmatics is often present in either one or
both phases of respiration.
Lower Anterior (Two
Sites)
Bronchial Sounds
Breath sounds are similar to tracheal sounds in that the expiratory
phase is louder and lasts longer than the inspiratory phase. The
major distinguishing characteristic is the high pitched, harsh
quality of the expiratory phase.
