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'''Gallops''' may represent pathology in older patients.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/12/heart/ Physical Exam Tips: The Heart]</ref>  When you hear an S3 or S4 gallop, step back and make sure you’re not anywhere near a racetrack like Preakness or Belmont.  As the old adage goes, ''Whenever you hear hoofbeats, always think [[Barrett's Esophagus|horses]].''  How embarrassing would it be to hear a [[Murmurs|murmur]] when it turns out you were just examining a thoroughbred?
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'''Gallops''' may represent pathology in older patients.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/12/heart/ Physical Exam Tips: The Heart (Gomerblog)]</ref>  When you hear an [[S3]] or [[S4]] gallop, step back and make sure you’re not anywhere near a racetrack like Preakness or Belmont.  As the old adage goes, ''Whenever you hear hoofbeats, always think [[Barrett's Esophagus|horses]].''  How embarrassing would it be to hear a [[Murmurs|murmur]] when it turns out you were just examining a thoroughbred?
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- [[Hippocampus|Hippopotamus]]
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- [[Pigtail Catheter|Pig]]
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- [[Genital Warthogs|Warthogs]]
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Latest revision as of 11:23, 25 June 2017

S1, followed by S2 and S3 to the finish in the 2014 Kentucky Derby

Gallops may represent pathology in older patients.[1] When you hear an S3 or S4 gallop, step back and make sure you’re not anywhere near a racetrack like Preakness or Belmont. As the old adage goes, Whenever you hear hoofbeats, always think horses. How embarrassing would it be to hear a murmur when it turns out you were just examining a thoroughbred?


See Also


- Hippopotamus

- Pig

- Warthogs

- Zebra


References


  1. Physical Exam Tips: The Heart (Gomerblog)


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