gallop

When using a non-electronic, cardiology-type stethoscope versus the LittmannA stethoscope 3000 series, cardiologists missed an S3 gallop 40% more often, a Grade 2 aortic regurgitation murmur five times more often and critical care nurses misidentified whether a sound was normal or abnormal two times more often.

There was no jugular venous distension and no crackles or S3 gallop.

Auscultation of heart sounds over the pulmonic area often reveals an S3 gallop and a loud P2 sound.