Abnormal heart sounds are labeled S3 and S4 and are referred to as what when auscultated during a tachycardic episode?

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Abnormal heart sounds are known as the third heart sound (S3)and the fourth heart sound (S4); they are referred to as gallops when auscultated during an episode of tachycardia.Murmurs are produced by turbulent flood flow through the chambers of the heart,from forward flow through narrowed or irregular valve openings,or backward regurgitate flow through an incompetent valve.Korotkoff sounds are the sounds created by turbulence of blood flow within a vessel caused by constriction of the blood pressure cuff.Pulse pressure describes the difference between systolic and diastolic values.A normal pulse pressure is 40 mm Hg.

Abnormal Heart Sounds Are Labeled S3 and S4 and Are