Congestive Cardiac Failure
Congestive Cardiac Failure ( 35 Questions)
This choice is incorrect because a high-pitched, scratchy sound heard during inhalation is called a pleural friction rub and is associated with pleuritis or inflammation of the pleura, not congestive heart failure.
This choice is correct. An S3 heart sound is an extra heart sound heard immediately after S1 and S2, often described as a "ventricular gallop." It is associated with congestive heart failure and indicates increased fluid volume and strain on the ventricles.
This choice is incorrect because a prolonged, whooshing sound heard during systole is a heart murmur, which can be caused by various conditions, but it is not specific to the presence of an S3 sound.
This choice is incorrect because an irregular heart rhythm with varying intensity is characteristic of cardiac arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats and is not specific to the presence of an S3 sound.
A) This choice is incorrect because a high-pitched, scratchy sound heard during inhalation is called a pleural friction rub and is associated with pleuritis or inflammation of the pleura, not congestive heart failure.
B) This choice is correct. An S3 heart sound is an extra heart sound heard immediately after S1 and S2, often described as a "ventricular gallop." It is associated with congestive heart failure and indicates increased fluid volume and strain on the ventricles.
C) This choice is incorrect because a prolonged, whooshing sound heard during systole is a heart murmur, which can be caused by various conditions, but it is not specific to the presence of an S3 sound.
D) This choice is incorrect because an irregular heart rhythm with varying intensity is characteristic of cardiac arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats and is not specific to the presence of an S3 sound.