Murmurs Flashcards
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Aortic regurgitation
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Diastolic decrescendo murmur that starts at S2
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Diastolic murmurs
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Aortic regurgitation
Mitral stenosis
2
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Mitral stenosis
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Opening snap after S2 (earlier more severe and indicative of very high LAP)
Low frequency Diastolic decrescendo murmur
Pre-systolic accentuation of murmur
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Systolic murmurs
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Aortic stenosis
Mitral regurgitation
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Aortic stenosis
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Systolic crescendo-decrescendo murmur (location of peak indicates severity)
A weakened [parvus] and delayed (tardus) upstroke of the carotid artery pulsations owing to the obstructed LV outflow.
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Mitral regurgitation
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Apical holosystolic murmur that does not pass S2
Chronic MR: presence of an S3, which reflects increased volume returning to the LV in early diastole
