Clinical Auscultation in Cardiovascular Assessment Quiz

The primary function of the bell of the stethoscope in clinical auscultation is to amplify low-frequency sounds.

Aortic valve is typically auscultated at the second intercostal space, right sternal border.

Gallop is used to describe an extra heart sound heard immediately following the normal 'lub-dub' in clinical auscultation.

Thrill is the term for a continuous, high-pitched, musical sound heard during both systole and diastole, often associated with blood flow turbulence.

The fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line, is commonly used to assess the tricuspid valve during cardiac auscultation.

The term 'split S2' refers to a delay in closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves during auscultation.

The pulmonic valve is typically best heard at the second intercostal space, right sternal border, during clinical auscultation.

Aortic stenosis is commonly associated with a harsh, blowing sound and is often heard during systole.

If a murmur is described as 'crescendo-decrescendo' and heard best at the second right intercostal space during auscultation, it is likely associated with aortic stenosis.

Pericarditis is likely associated with a pericardial friction rub heard during auscultation.

Austin Flint murmur is the term for a low-pitched, rumbling, diastolic murmur commonly associated with aortic regurgitation.

The Valsalva maneuver can be used during clinical auscultation to accentuate a mitral stenosis murmur.

A midsystolic click followed by a late systolic murmur is characteristic of mitral valve prolapse in cardiac auscultation.