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Heart Sounds: An Overview
Preguntas del test (10)
1Physiological splitting of the second heart sound is best audible in which one of the following situations?
- AHypovolemia
- BInspiration
- CExpiration
- DHyperkalemia
2A decrescendo murmur is most likely to be associated with which one of the following valve defects?
- APulmonary stenosis
- BAortic Regergitation
- CMitral stenosis
- DVentricular septal defect
3The murmur of pulmonary stenosis will radiate to which one of the following locations?
- AThe carotid arteries
- BThe axilla
- CUnder the left clavical
- DEurb's point
4An "opening snap" is associated with which one of the following?
- ALeft ventricular hypertrophy
- BBicuspid aortic valve
- CMitral stenosis
- DAortic stenosis
5Ejection Clicks are most likely to be associated with which one of the following?
- ACalcified aortic valve
- BA bicuspid aortic valve
- CFlow murmurs
- DEndocarditis
6A third heart sound occurs at which one of the following locations within the cardiac cycle?
- AEarly diastole
- BLate diastole
- CEarly systole
- DLate systole
7The term holosystolic murmur refers to which one of the following situations?
- AA murmur which is caused by a septal defect, eg a hole in the heart
- BA murmur which gradually increases then decreases in volume as systole progresses
- CA murmur which is present for the complete duration of systole
- DA murmur which worsens when a person lays flat.
8An S4 sound is created by which one of the following situations?
- AIncreased blood volume
- BIncreased flow
- CLeft atrial hypertophy
- DVentricualr Fibrosis (Poorly compliant ventricle)
9The detection of Mitral stenosis can be optimised by the aid of which one of the following?
- AThe patient held in deep inspiration
- BLeaning forwards
- CLying on the left side
- DSquatting
10Reverse splitting of the second heart sound can be caused by which one of the following?
- ALeft bundle branch block
- BRight bundle branch block
- CReflex tachycardia
- DAortic Stenosis
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- Descripción
- Presenting a range of Multiple Choice questions across the spectrum of cardiac Auscultation
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- Chris Mulryan
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- Creado el 8 sep 2017 · actualizado el 10 sep 2017
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