Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

B1B2 assourdis

English translation:

muffled (first and second) heart sounds

Added to glossary by FR Traductrice
Apr 26, 2007 18:01
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French term

B1B2 assourdis

French to English Medical Medical (general) Physical examination
This is taken from a medical report of a patient's clinical test results upon admission to ICU:

CV: FC 76/min., regular; TA 11/5.5; jugulaires planes; B1B2 assourdis.

TIA

Discussion

liz askew Apr 27, 2007:
Fair enough...I am a firm believer in giving credit where credit is due.
FR Traductrice (asker) Apr 27, 2007:
I am sorry, I didn't forgot the note. I owe you.
liz askew Apr 27, 2007:
I am a stickler for fairness.
liz askew Apr 27, 2007:
Yes, but did you actually READ (I'm not shouting) my contribution, especially the note at 48 mins?
FR Traductrice (asker) Apr 27, 2007:
Yours said 'dull', I picked the answer that said "muffled'. That's all!
liz askew Apr 27, 2007:
How come I didn't get the points, when I'd put a note at 48 mins?? Feeling picky today....and done the blinking research!

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muffled (first and second) heart sounds

is the usual medical term.

Heart sounds are always dull - lub dub, we learn as medical students.
Peer comment(s):

agree sktrans
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agree cristina estanislau
16 hrs
agree Marilyn Amouyal : Yup, I've also come across "amorti" in French in the same context.
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agree Michael Barnett : I agree. Heart sounds are never "dull".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I also prefer muffled over dull. Thanks Sue."
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dull S1 and S2 heart sounds/dull S1 (first heart sound) and S2 (second heart sound)

Cardiorespiratory
Systole corresponds to a pulse of blood in the carotid. S1 occurs just before and S2 just after systole. l To identify accurately which heart sound is which ...
https://courses.stu.qmul.ac.uk/smd/kb/stage1bdocs/cardioresp... - 32k - Cached - Similar pages

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Third Heart Sound (S3). LV pressure curve. S1 S2 S3. Sound from LF ventricle ... Dull, low-pitched sound. Ventricular Gallop. Fourth Heart Sound (S4) ...
www.amitpatel.org/Week 6. Heart Sounds, Art and Ven Systems... - Similar pages
MT Desk: Word Lists - Physical Examination Terms
accessory muscles of respiration; adventitious sounds ... S1, S2, S3, S4; S1 equals S2; S1 and S2 normal, no S3 or S4; S3 gallop; second heart sound (S2) ...
www.mtdesk.com/lists_physical.shtml - 52k - Cached - Similar pages




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Note added at 45 mins (2007-04-26 18:46:47 GMT)
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AND from my own glossary:
CO, PO, ABD, TVP (resultats examen clinique)
Your answer: ABD = abdomen

Peer: Sue Levy


New opinion: neutral
New comment: yes for ABD, TVP - but SS mitral is systolic mitral murmur
B1-B2 are first and second heart sounds (bruit 1/2)


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Note added at 48 mins (2007-04-26 18:49:40 GMT)
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Hey,

Wait a minute! I think "assourdis" = MUFFLED (I am not shouting at you).

PDF] Characterization of the Korotkoff sounds using joint time ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
first phase sounds, and phase IV sounds have a dull or muffled tone. ... D T 1992 Time frequency transforms: a new approach to first heart sound frequency ...
www.iop.org/EJ/article/0967-3334/25/1/010/pm4_1_010.pdf - Similar pages

Cardiac Tamponade - Patient UKMuffled heart sounds. Pericardial friction rub, present in 50% but may be ... The reduction in pulse volume during inspiration was first described by Lomer ...
www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40001316/ - 32k - Cached - Similar pages

Peer comment(s):

agree Dr Sue Levy (X) : muffled yes, dull no - I didn't peek, I promise!
13 mins
Thanks! Phew! Luckily I added my note at 48 mins. I suddenly twigged "dull" couldn't be right!
agree Swatchka
2 hrs
Thank you!
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muffled heart sounds (do not grade, just explanation)

2.3.3 Le fonctionnement normal du cœur produit deux bruits (Figure 1)

Le premier bruit, ou B1, est maximum à la pointe ; il est sourd. Il correspond à la contraction du myocarde au début de la systole ventriculaire et à la fermeture des valves auriculo-ventriculaires (mitrale - tricuspide). Il marque le début de la systole qui est contemporaine du pouls carotidien.

Le deuxième bruit, ou B2, plus sec, est maximum à la base ; est de tonalité plus élevée. Il correspond à la fermeture des valves sigmoïdes aortique (B2A) et pulmonaire (B2P). Ce deuxième bruit se dédouble à l’inspiration chez le sujet normal (Figure 2).

Entre B1 et B2 se trouve le petit silence qui correspond à la systole ventriculaire. Entre B2 et B1 se trouve le grand silence qui correspond à la diastole ventriculaire.

Dans certains cas, chez le sujet jeune et la femme enceinte, on peut entendre au début du grand silence un troisième bruit physiologique, ou B3, très sourd, peu intense, qui correspond à la phase de remplissage rapide initiale du ventricule gauche. Ce rythme à trois temps disparaît en orthostatisme.

2.3.4 L'auscultation pathologique

L’auscultation permet d'entendre quatre types d’anomalies : des modifications d’intensité des bruits, l’adjonction de bruits, des souffles et des roulements, enfin des frottements.

2.3.4.1 Modifications d’intensité des bruits (B1, B2)

Les deux bruits peuvent être assourdis par interposition d’air ou de liquide ou diminution de la contractilité, B1 dans l’insuffisance mitrale (IM), B2 dans le RA ou le RP.

L’éclat des deux bruits s’observe dans l’éréthisme cardiaque, de B1 dans le RM, de B2 dans l’hypertension artérielle systémique (HTA) ou pulmonaire (HTAP).

Il y a dédoublement lorsque l’intervalle entre les composantes droite et gauche de deux bruits est supérieur à 0,04 seconde. En dehors du dédoublement physiologique de B2, le dédoublement des bruits s’observe dans toutes les circonstances où il y a un asynchronisme de fonctionnement entre le cœur droit et gauche (surcharge volumétrique, bloc de branche par exemple). Le dédoublement large et fixe (non modifié par la respiration) de B2 est pathognomonique de la communication inter-auriculaire (CIA).

The classic signs of tamponade, known as "Beck's triad," are hypotension, muffled heart sounds, and jugular venous distention. ...
www.merginet.com/index.cfm?pg=cardiac&fn=Tamponade - 31k -
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