Advanced Health Assessment - Exam #2 well answered

Advanced Health Assessment - Exam #2 well answeredHolosystolic murmur heard best at Apex, may transmit to axilla and sternum. - correct answer Mitral Regurgitation Symptoms of Mitral regurgitation - correct answer may be asymptomatic for decades, then SOB, Fatigue, HF What increases the murmur of Mitral regurgitation, what decreases the murmur? - correct answer Decrease murmur = stand up Increase murmur = clench fist Common causes of mitral regurgitation - correct answer Congenital abnormality, Rheumatic Heart disease, acute endocarditis, Chordae tendinae dysfunction... Mid-systolic grade II-III/VI, best heard between L. sternal border and apex. - correct answer physiologic murmur - specifically "Still's Murmur" (usually ages 3-6) Harsh, crescendo-decrescendo systolic murmur best heard at right sternal border. Can radiate to the neck - correct answer Aortic Stenosis What are the common symptoms of Aortic Stenosis - correct answer Chest pain, syncope, exercise intolerance, dyspnea, CHF. May have a long latent period before sx. what are patients at risk for with severe aortic stenosis - correct answer Sudden Death! What am I associated with .... Medium pitched CONTINUOUS murmur in both systole/diastole. Usually harsh, machinery like noise. Loud, sometimes a thrill is present. (heard best L infraclavicular fossa and pulmonic area) - correct answer patent ductus arteriosus