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| | 09/26/05 - 01:44 AM  
 
   
 
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A 55 yr old man have 10 years of poorly controlled HTN..Having dysnea for past 3 days. Last night he slept sitting on a chair. Vital sign is pulse...110/min respiration 30/min BP 120/80 apical impulse felt 2 cm lateral to mid clavicular line in 6 intercostal space.. over the apex, there is an early diastolic low freq sound after S2, this is most likely.. Mid systolic click an opening snap a pericardial rub a spilliting of s2 a s3
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| | 09/26/05 - 06:14 AM  
 
   
 
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S3
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| | 09/26/05 - 06:32 AM  
 
   
 
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s3; the guy has a Left CHF and S3 is actually b/c of LVH.
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| | 09/26/05 - 08:23 AM  
 
   
 
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thanxs i marked S3 on nbme..so wanted to know the answer.
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