To appreciate the S1 sound:
A) the patient should be sitting upright and leaning slightly backward.
B) ask the patient to breathe normally and hold his or her breath on expiration.
C) the patient should be supine with his or her body tilted to the right.
D) ask the patient to breathe normally and hold his or her breath on inhalation.
Answer: B) ask the patient to breathe normally and hold his or her breath on expiration.
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