Techniques: Heart Sounds & Murmurs

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Fourth Heart Sound S4 ... Clinical significance: Seen in patients with stiffened left ventricles, resulting from conditions such as hypertension, aortic stenosis, ...  [HeartSounds&Murmurs]    |  Liver&Ascites    |  NeckVeins    |  Pulmonary    |  Thyroid    Examination   • Techniques • 1st&2ndHeartSounds • 2nd&3rdHeartSounds • ClicksandSnaps • Murmurs • Rubs   • Demonstrations Historical Pathophysiology AssociatedEvaluations   • PatientHX   • PhysicalExam   • Laboratory&Imaging DifferentialDx EvidenceBase • AccuracyinDiagnosisofSystolicMurmurs • AccuracyinDiagnosisofDiastolicMurmurs • AccuracyinDiagnosisofCHF References TeachingTips [SkillModules >> HeartSounds&Murmurs >> Techniques ] Techniques:HeartSounds&Murmurs Third&FourthHeartSounds Atriplerhythmindiastoleiscalledagallopandresultsfromthepresence ofaS3,S4orboth. Description: Bothsoundsarelowfrequencyandthusbestheardwiththebellofthestethoscope. Location: IforiginatingfromLV Usuallybestheardoverapexwithpatientinthe leftlateralposition Softerduringinspiration IforiginatingfromRV Usuallybestheardoverleftlowersternalborder Louderduringinspiration backtotop ThirdHeartSoundS3 Description: Lowfrequencysoundinearlydiastole,120to180msafterS2 Soundslike: LubdububS1S3S2cadencesimilarto"Kentucky" ClinicalSignificance: Resultsfromincreasedatrialpressureleadingtoincreasedflowrates,asseen incongestiveheartfailure,whichisthemostcommoncauseofaS3.Associated dilatedcardiomyopathywithdilatedventriclesalsocontributetothesound. SeeAccuracyinDiagnosis ofCHF. Lesscommonly,valvularregurgitationandlefttorightshuntsmayalsoresult inaS3duetoincreasedflow. Maybenormalphysiologicalfindinginpatientslessthanage40. backtotop FourthHeartSoundS4 Description: Lowfrequencysoundinpresystolicportionofdiastole, Soundslike: BelubdupS1S4S2cadencesimilarto"Tennessee" Clinicalsignificance: Seeninpatientswithstiffenedleftventricles,resultingfromconditionssuch ashypertension,aorticstenosis,ischemicorhypertrophiccardiomyopathy. Inpatientwithmitralregurgitation,suggestiveofacuteonsetofregurgitation duetotheruptureofthechordatendinaethatanchortheValvularleaflets. Proceedtothenexttechnique backtotop



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