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Normal heart sounds

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Listen for: Two sounds per beat: S1 ("lub") then S2 ("dub"). At a normal rate the pause after S2 (diastole) is longer than the pause after S1 (systole). Nothing in either pause.

Usually means: The baseline. Compare every abnormal sound against it.

12 recordings of this finding.

References1
  1. Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG, Hoffman RM, Soriano RP. Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. 13th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2021. Cardiovascular system chapter.