Heart audio SAQs
1.A 63-year-old woman comes to the physician for a health assessment. Auscultation of her
heart (best heard at the apex) is shown along with the phonocardiogram.
Which of the following is the most likely description of the sound?
a.Aortic stenosis
b.Fixed split S2
c.Mitral stenosis
d.Normal
e.Pulmonary stenosis
f.S3
2.A 63-year-old man comes to the physician for a health assessment. Auscultation of his
heart (best heard at the apex) is shown along with the phonocardiogram.
Which of the following is the most likely description of the sound?
a.Abnormal S3
b.Aortic stenosis
c.Fixed split S2
d.Mitral stenosis
e.Normal
f.Pulmonary stenosis
3.A 79-year-old man comes to the physician for a health assessment. Auscultation of his
heart (best heard at fifth intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line) is shown along with the phonocardiogram.
Which of the following is the most likely description of the sound?
a.Aortic stenosis
b.Fixed split S2
c.Mitral stenosis
d.Normal
e.Pulmonary stenosis
f.Summation gallop
4.A 54-year-old woman comes to the physician for a health assessment. Auscultation of her
heart is shown (best heard at fifth intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line) along with the phonocardiogram.
Which of the following is the most likely description of the sound?
a.Aortic regurgitation
b.Aortic stenosis
c.Mitral regurgitation
d.Mitral stenosis
e.Normal
f.Pulmonary stenosis
5.An 86-year-old woman comes to the physician for a health assessment. Auscultation of her
heart is shown (best heard at fourth left intercostal space, left sternal border) along with the phonocardiogram.
Which of the following is the most likely description of the sound?
a.Aortic regurgitation
b.Aortic stenosis
c.Mitral regurgitation
d.Mitral stenosis
e.Pulmonary stenosis
f.Tricuspid regurgitation
6.A 71-year-old man comes to the physician for a health assessment. Auscultation of his
heart is shown (best heard at the second right intercostal space, right sternal border) along with the phonocardiogram.
Which of the following is the most likely description of the sound?
a.Aortic regurgitation
b.Aortic stenosis
c.Mitral regurgitation
d.Mitral stenosis
e.Pulmonary stenosis
f.Tricuspid regurgitation
7.An 88-year-old man comes to the physician for a health assessment. Auscultation of his
heart is shown(best heard at fifth intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line) along with the phonocardiogram.
Which of the following is the most likely description of the sound?
a.Aortic regurgitation
b.Aortic stenosis
c.Mitral regurgitation
d.Mitral stenosis
e.Pulmonary stenosis
f.Tricuspid regurgitation
8.A 66-year-old woman comes to the physician for a health assessment. Auscultation of her
heart is shown(best heard at the second left intercostal space, left sternal border) along with the phonocardiogram.
Which of the following is the most likely description of the sound?
a.Aortic regurgitation
b.Aortic stenosis
c.Mitral regurgitation
d.Mitral stenosis
e.Pulmonary stenosis
f.Tricuspid regurgitation