Question 53 · LEK · Introduction
Indicate the false statement concerning the second heart sound splitting in children:
- A. it occurs physiologically only on inspiration.
- B. pathological split occurs most frequently in children with the atrial septal defect.
- C. fixed second tone split occurs in children with pulmonary valve stenosis.
- D. pathological second tone split audible on expiration is a characteristic feature of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
- E. second heart sound splitting in a newborn always indicates a pathology.
Hint
Think about whether splitting of S2 can be a normal auscultatory finding in the neonatal period.
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