Where do you listen for abnormal heart sounds?

Where do you listen for abnormal heart sounds?

The standard listening posts (aortic, pulmonic, tricuspid and mitral) apply to both heart sounds and murmurs. For example, the S1 heart sound — consisting of mitral and tricuspid valve closure — is best heard at the tricuspid (left lower sternal border) and mitral (cardiac apex) listening posts.

How do you listen for a heart murmur?

You will need to listen to the heart with the bell of your stethoscope to hear the abnormal heart sounds. To hear a ventricular gallop, or S3, you should listen over the mitral valve with the bell.

Which is the most common abnormal heart sound?

A normal heartbeat has two sounds, a lub (sometimes called S1) and a dub (S2). These sounds are caused by the closing of valves inside your heart. If there are problems in your heart, there may be additional or abnormal sounds. The most common abnormal heart sound is a heart murmur.

How can you tell if your heart is normal or abnormal?

Listen To Heart Sounds: Normal and Abnormal Heart Sound Audio. There are many ways to diagnose diseased or defected heart valves. One of the simplest methods to diagnose problematic heart valves is to listen to the patient’s heart beat sound through a stethescope.

How to listen to the sounds of Your Heart?

Listening to Heart Sounds Lessons 1 First and Second Heart Sounds – Normal a 2 First Heart Sound (Minimally Split) 3 Second Heart Sound – Physiologically Spl 4 Third Heart Sound – Physiologic 5 Innocent Murmur

How to learn auscultation with abnormal heart sounds?

Use this link: Auscultation Repetition Training. Learn cardiac auscultation by taking our lessons. These courses cover abnormal heart sounds including heart murmurs, third (S3) and fourth (S4) heart sounds and congenital conditions. Learn these sounds by selecting a topic from the table of contents below.