Heart sounds

Kristine Tuttle on Instagram: "-Auscultating Heart Sounds- 1️⃣Aortic: Right 2nd intercostal space 2️⃣Pulmonic: Left 2nd intercostal space 3️⃣Erb’s Point: (S1, S2), Left 3rd intercostal space 4️⃣Tricuspid: Left lower sternal border, 4th intercostal space 5️⃣Mitral: Left 5th intercostal space, medial to the midclavicular line It can be tricky doing your first few head-to-toe assessments in a clinical setting. The Complete Nursing School Bundle includes information presented in many different…

5 areas for listening to the heart APETM

S1 and S2. S1 is heard best at the apex of the heart LUB: mitral/tricuspid valves closing DUB: semi-lunar valves closing

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Definition of heart sounds in the Medical Dictionary by The Free Dictionary

APETM for auscultating the heart!

In our first episode, we went through the general physiology of the Heart, now we are going into much details and the three main components of the heart functions are it sounds, output and pressure.

During the nursing head-to-toe assessment, the nurse will be listening to the heart with a stethoscope. Auscultating the heart allows the nurse to assess the heart’s rhythm, rate, and sound of valv…