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Medicine

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average heart rate 72 bpm
four chambers 2 atria, 2 ventricles
atria receives blood
ventricles pumps blook back out
right side of heart pumps blood through lungs to collect oxygen
left side of heart pumps blood to the rest of the body
best way stethoscope placement (loudest beat) left breast near middle or midline
it's easy to heart the heart sounds of people with ____ chest walls thin
point of maximum impulse where the heartbeat sounds/feels strongest
sound of a single heartbeat lub-dub
why do athletes have lower heart rate/ bradycardia? enlarged heart muscle, relaxed parasympathetic state, genetic predisposition
what three thing are you listening for with heartbeats? rhythm, regularity, and quality
rhythm (1) intervals b/w each lub-dub pair are equal (2) count each lub-dub pair aloud to see if it's in regular sequence
what may cause a heart rate to speed up inhaling
what are the two ways a heartbeat can be irregular 1. extra beat inserted into regular sequence 2. uneven rhythm
common causes of irregular heartbeat (addedheartbeat) anxiety, alcohol, caffeine, nicotine
added heat beats are _____ if they don't persist harmless
uneven rhythm is sometimes linked to rapid heartbeat
most abnormal heart sounds are called murmurs
what is a murmur? a blowing sound, occurs between the two major heart sounds (lub-dub) lub-shss-duh, some occur at the end (lub-dub-shss)
what does a murmur mean? something about the shape of your heart does not the blood to flow smoothly through the heart chambers and values
can you be healthy with a heart murmur? yes
Created by: kong4
 

 



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