The left-sided system is much higher pressure than the right side, hence the aortic valve closing is usually louder than the pulmonic valve. A P2 louder than A2 means that the pulmonary arterial pressure is significantly elevated.
topgunberother answers choices such as peripheral edema and elevated JVP are nonspecific to right heart failure. Loud s3 (ken-tuck- EYYY) are more indicative of volume overload and pulmonary crackles/edema is usually due to a left sided heart defecT with backup of fluid into the lungs. +1
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The left-sided system is much higher pressure than the right side, hence the aortic valve closing is usually louder than the pulmonic valve. A P2 louder than A2 means that the pulmonary arterial pressure is significantly elevated.