A nurse is auscultating the aortic area and knows it is in which of the following areas:
2nd intercostal space right of the sternal border
5th intercostal space medial to mid-clavicular line
2nd intercostal space left of the sternal border.
4-5th intercostal space left of the sternal border.
The Correct Answer is A
A. 2nd intercostal space right of the sternal border is the correct location for auscultating the aortic valve.
B. 5th intercostal space medial to the mid-clavicular line is the location for the mitral valve.
C. 2nd intercostal space left of the sternal border is the location for auscultating the pulmonic valve.
D. 4-5th intercostal space left of the sternal border is where the tricuspid valve is auscultated.
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Correct Answer is B
Explanation
A. Normally auscultated over the trachea refers to bronchial breath sounds, which are louder and higher-pitched and heard over the trachea, not the lower lungs.
B. Vesicular breath sounds and normal in that location are low-pitched and soft, heard over the peripheral lung fields, and normal for the lower lobes.
C. Bronchial breath sounds and normal in that location would be expected near the trachea and bronchi, not over the peripheral lung fields.
D. Bronchovesicular breath sounds and normal in that location are typically heard over the major bronchi, not the posterior lower lobes.
Correct Answer is A
Explanation
A. 2nd intercostal space right of the sternal border is the correct location for auscultating the aortic valve.
B. 5th intercostal space medial to the mid-clavicular line is the location for the mitral valve.
C. 2nd intercostal space left of the sternal border is the location for auscultating the pulmonic valve.
D. 4-5th intercostal space left of the sternal border is where the tricuspid valve is auscultated.
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