Where do you listen to the pulmonic heart sound?
Where do you listen to the pulmonic heart sound? The pulmonic valve is easy enough to find. It's right across the sternum at the left sternal border. To find the tricuspid valve area, stay on the left side and count down four intercostal spaces. The mitral valve is relatively easy to find if you are used to taking an apical pulse. What is a P2 sound? The second heart sound (S2) is produced by the closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves. The sound produced by the closure of the aortic valve is termed A2, and the sound produced by...