Machinery murmur
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25 Apr 2024
Patent ductus arteriosus
Question:
A 1-year-old male patient has shortness of breath, with blood pressure of 150/95 mmHg. The physician detects a continuous machine-like heart murmur through auscultation. What is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?
Options:
A)Aortic stenosis
B)Pulmonic stenosis
C)Tricuspid regurgitation
D)Ventricular Septal Defect
E)Patent ductus arteriosus
Patent ductus arteriosus
Question:
A 1-year-old male patient has shortness of breath, with blood pressure of 150/95 mmHg. The physician detects a continuous machine-like heart murmur through auscultation. What is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?
Options:
A)Aortic stenosis
B)Pulmonic stenosis
C)Tricuspid regurgitation
D)Ventricular Septal Defect
E)Patent ductus arteriosus
Hi Ruby, it's good to be prepared for descriptions that may not exactly match the text book as in this case- another team member may describe it as "machine like" and its good to be able to match that with your normal way of describe it, which you're quite right is "machinery murmur"
Hi Ruby, it's good to be prepared for descriptions that may not exactly match the text book as in this case- another team member may describe it as "machine like" and its good to be able to match that with your normal way of describe it, which you're quite right is "machinery murmur"