Ecco module exam Guide with Questions and Verified Answers
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Terms in this set (34)
Mitral murmur location 5th intercostal space, L midclavicular line
Aortic murmur location 2nd intercostal space, Right sternal Border
Pulmonic murmur location 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border
Aortic Insufficiency Murmur AKA "Aortic Regurgitation"
Aortic insufficiency murmur Heard during diastole because the backflow of blood from the
would be heard during systolic aorta into the left ventricle occurs during the relaxation phase of
or diastolic? the cardiac cycle (diastole) when the aortic valve is not fully
closed.
Heart S1 - Produced by closure of the mitral /
Sounds S1 tricuspid valve S2 - Produced by closure
S of the aortic/ pulmonic valve
2 S3 - Occurs after the mitral valve opens; rapid
S ventricular filling S4 - Occurs during atrial
3 contraction
S
4
4th heart sound-S4 is caused by vibrations in the ventricle when
Resistance to early ventricular
the atria contract against a stiff ventricle. This indicates that the
filling would be heard as which
ventricle is resistant to filling due to reduced compliance or
heart sound?
increased thickness
The amount of blood in the heart's ventricles before the
heart contracts. Stretching of the heart's muscle cells
Understand "Preload" and
"afterload" before contraction.
Understand Afterload
The pressure the heart needs to overcome to pump blood out of the
ventricles
, When the preload is high and the
afterload is low, the heart can
pump more easily. If the
preload is too high and the
afterload is too low, it allows the
ventricles to fill up too much
blood than they can pump out,
which can cause strokes or death.
If the preload is too low and the
afterload is too high, the
ventricles will have trouble
emptying, which
can cause high BP]
2025/2026 Latest update
Terms in this set (34)
Mitral murmur location 5th intercostal space, L midclavicular line
Aortic murmur location 2nd intercostal space, Right sternal Border
Pulmonic murmur location 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border
Aortic Insufficiency Murmur AKA "Aortic Regurgitation"
Aortic insufficiency murmur Heard during diastole because the backflow of blood from the
would be heard during systolic aorta into the left ventricle occurs during the relaxation phase of
or diastolic? the cardiac cycle (diastole) when the aortic valve is not fully
closed.
Heart S1 - Produced by closure of the mitral /
Sounds S1 tricuspid valve S2 - Produced by closure
S of the aortic/ pulmonic valve
2 S3 - Occurs after the mitral valve opens; rapid
S ventricular filling S4 - Occurs during atrial
3 contraction
S
4
4th heart sound-S4 is caused by vibrations in the ventricle when
Resistance to early ventricular
the atria contract against a stiff ventricle. This indicates that the
filling would be heard as which
ventricle is resistant to filling due to reduced compliance or
heart sound?
increased thickness
The amount of blood in the heart's ventricles before the
heart contracts. Stretching of the heart's muscle cells
Understand "Preload" and
"afterload" before contraction.
Understand Afterload
The pressure the heart needs to overcome to pump blood out of the
ventricles
, When the preload is high and the
afterload is low, the heart can
pump more easily. If the
preload is too high and the
afterload is too low, it allows the
ventricles to fill up too much
blood than they can pump out,
which can cause strokes or death.
If the preload is too low and the
afterload is too high, the
ventricles will have trouble
emptying, which
can cause high BP]
