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Normal heart exam. sm - anon

Posted: Jan 19, 2011

Doc wtih a heavy accent dictating:

Heart: Regular in rhythm, normal S1 and S2, no gallop, no s/l "exosystolies".

extrasystole - no1joe

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: )

Since doc has a heavy accent...sm - GT

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maybe atrial systoles ??

Thank you! That's it :) nm - anon

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nm

I hope you went with extrasystoles... - sm

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Extrasystoles are noteworthy.

Atrial systole takes place at all times -- if the heart is beating.

Also, most likely it is regular rate and rhythm (not regular in rhythm).

I'm sure it was extrasystoles...sm - GT

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but since the the pronunciation was exOsystoles, I thought maybe the ESL doc was trying to say atrial but pronouncing it atriO. Atrial systole does take place at all times but I have heard docs refer to it as "absent" if they can't hear it or if you're an ESL doc, you may say "No" atrial systole. I have heard many strange things come from the mouths of ESLs as well as docs who speak English very well and are very articulate. But I am sure it was extrasystoles, just as you said. : )

extrasystoles - anon

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I went with extrasystoles. I went back and listened and that was the word. Thank you both so much for your help!

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