Murmur buzz words

Question 1

Crescendo-Decrescendo systolic ejection murmur

Answer 1

Aortic stenosis.

Question 2

Holosystolic high pitch blowing murmur?

Answer 2

Mitral/Tricuspid regurgitation.

The smaller little valves (non aortic/pulmonic) are like small little whistles.

Question 3

Late systolic crescendo murmor with a midsystolic click

Answer 3

Mitral valve prolapse.

Code here is that its late…. LATE.

Question 4

A holosystolic harsh sounding murmur

Answer 4

harsh sounding tells you swishing!!

Ventricular septal defect.

Question 5

A high pitched blowing sound with early diastolic decrescendo murmur

Answer 5

The key here is diastolic decrescendo murmur

Tells you its diastolic = aortic regurgitation.

Question 6

Follows an opening snap with a delayed rumbling late diastolic murmur

Answer 6

Mitral stenosis!!

The key again is that its diastolic and delayed rumble is very characteristic of this disease.

Question 7

Continuous machine like murmur heard loudest S2

Answer 7

Patent ductus arteriosis

Anything that is harsh or machine like, thing swishing of blood.