Stethoscope Performance

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Fig. 3.1 Acoustic stethoscope The chest piece. The bell is used for low frequency sounds. The diaphragm is used for high frequency sounds. Some chest pieces act as both the…

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Dynamic Auscultation

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Fig. 2.1 Normal splitting of S2 during inspiration. P2 sounds later during inspiration due to increased venous return and blood flow through the pulmonic valve (Used with permission of Texas…

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The Innocent Murmur

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Fig. 23.1 Still’s murmurs are generally Grade 1–3 early systolic murmurs heard best by placing the bell of the stethoscope between the lower left sternal border and the apex of…

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The Austin Flint Murmur

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Fig. 12.1 Graphical representation of auscultation findings in a patient with the Austin Flint murmur Test Results Color M-mode and 2-D echo (Fig. 12.2a–d). Fig. 12.2 (a–d) Echocardiograms. (a) An…

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Aortic Sclerosis

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Fig. 4.1 Aortic valve sclerosis is characteristically a soft, early to mid-systolic ejection murmur in the 2nd right interspace with a normally split S2 without a click The carotid pulses…

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