Auscultation in Primary Care

First and Second Heart Sounds - Reduced Intensity - Auscultation Lesson

Here is a simulation of a first heart sound and a second heart sound with greatly reduced intensity. This can be seen in an obese patient or a patient with emphysema. It is a challenge to your ability to hear these reduced intensity sounds.

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The patient's position is supine.

First and Second Heart Sounds - Reduced Intensity - Auscultation Lesson

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