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The Heart
Auscultation and Normal Heart Sounds
Description
Auscultation is the process of listening to internal body sounds with a stethoscope. Heart sounds are created by turbulence in blood flow when the heart valves close. These sounds are usually heard best a little away from the valves, where the blood flow spreads the sound.
The heart makes four ty...
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Transcript
Heart sounds are mainly produced when valve closures cause turbulence in the blood.
These are best heard at chest locations slightly away from the valves as the blood disperses the sound.
Auscultation is listening to the body's internal sounds using a stethoscope.
The heart produces four types of sounds, but only two are aud...
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