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The nurse is explaining to the student nurses the different heart sounds that are assessed during the cardiac assessment.Which statement made by a student indicates understanding of the expected normal heart sounds?


A) "If I hear the S1 as lub and S2 as dub,then that is normal and means that the valves are working."
B) " If I hear a 'lub-dub-ee' it means the client has a ventricular gallop."
C) "If I hear 'dee-lub-dub' then the client may have an atrial gallop.This occurs near the very end of diastole just before S1 and creates the sound."
D) "If I hear the 'dee-lub-dub' sound in an older adult,then I should know that is considered normal for the older client."

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