Saturday, January 14, 2023

Day 68 - Step 2CK Prep - Cardiology 2

 Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Enjoy studying the common sense Cardio!

S3 - a ventricular gallop - produced by a blood flowing into an overly compliant left ventricle - "water rushing into a large reservoir" - dilated ventricle - one of the signs of CHF, HFrEF, MR, AR, high output states (thyrotoxicosis).



https://www.easyauscultation.com/cases/37/third-heart-sound-gallop