Cardiology Case 14

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Instructions: Review the patient's auscultation and answer the questions below.

 

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This patient has:

CORRECT

Yes, but there is more than a systolic murmur.

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INCORRECT

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CORRECT

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This patient's systolic murmur was heard over the entire precordium but was loudest in the third interspace near the sternum. The patient was asked to do the Valsalva maneuver and the murmur definitely increased in loudness. This would favor a diagnosis of:

INCORRECT

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CORRECT

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INCORRECT

Valsalva usually reduces the loudness of an innocent murmur. Try again.