Second Heart Sound: Fixed Splitting, Decreased Aortic Intensity Auscultation Lesson with Recordings

Virtual Auscultation

patient torso with stethoscope chestpiece

patient position during auscultation
The patient's position is sitting.

Lesson

This example shows a second heart sound (S2) with fixed splitting and an aortic component with decreased intensity. Once again, we are using fixed splitting to help you hear the difference in intensity between the aortic and pulmonic components of S2. This pattern is seen in the presence of long-standing severe pulmonary hypertension where the pressure in the pulmonary artery is markedly increased. Note the increased thickness of the right ventricular free wall.
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Heart Sounds Video



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isPageNeedsInvoke:False | isTc: False | cc:
isHome:False | uStat: False | db:0 | pu:False | jsNext:False | pv:1 | refreshTime: 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM || now: 3/28/2024 2:23:47 PM



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