Cardiac Murmurs and Chest Pain Quiz
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Which characteristic is used to evaluate murmurs by auscultation?

  • Heart rate
  • Respiratory rate
  • Loudness or intensity (correct)
  • Blood pressure
  • Which murmur is described as a benign systolic ejection murmur from turbulent flow in the left ventricular outflow tract?

  • Supraclavicular Flow Murmur
  • Pulmonary Flow Murmur
  • Still’s Murmur (correct)
  • Venous Hum
  • What type of murmur is characterized by a continuous machinelike sound best heard at the left infraclavicular area?

  • Aortic Regurgitation
  • Mitral Stenosis
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (correct)
  • Aortic stenosis
  • Which type of murmur is associated with turbulent flow from arterial branches off the aortic arch?

    <p>Supraclavicular Flow Murmur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic feature of aortic regurgitation murmur?

    <p>Early diastolic, decrescendo, high-pitched “blowing” murmur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of mitral stenosis murmur?

    <p>Delayed rumbling mid-to-late murmur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the venous hum murmur associated with turbulent flow best heard?

    <p>Jugular veins and superior vena cava</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of aortic stenosis murmur?

    <p>Crescendo-decrescendo ejection murmur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common location of discomfort associated with chest pain?

    <p>Around chest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical duration of syncope associated with cardiac causes?

    <p>Less than 1 min</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic feature of dysrhythmias associated with poor cardiac function?

    <p>Abnormal rhythm</p> Signup and view all the answers

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