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Second Heart Sound - Fixed Splitting C31 | #120

This example shows fixed splitting of the second heart sound. The separation of the two components of the second heart sound remains unchanged through inspiration and expiration at sixty milliseconds in this example. Fixed splitting of the second heart sound (along with murmurs) indicates the presence of an atrial septal defect, a congenital heart defect in which the intra-atrial septum is incomplete resulting in a hole between the left and right atria. The murmurs have been eliminated in this lesson so that you can concentrate on the fixed splitting of the second heart sound.

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Patient Sounds

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Second Heart Sound - Fixed Splitting C31

Half Speed Patient Sounds

patient heart or lung sound
Second Heart Sound - Fixed Splitting C31

Technique

Patient position
The patient's position should be supine.

Auscultation Tips

S2:Fixed Splitting

Sound Wave



Observe Cardiac Animation

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Second Heart Sound - Fixed Splitting C31 | #120



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