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| Characteristics of Murmurs |
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| Time (phase of cardiac cycle), shape, location of max intensity, radiation, intensity/loudness, pitch, quality, +- thrill |
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| mid systolic, diastolic, pansystolic, continuous |
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| crescendo, descrescendo, crescendo-decrescendo, plateau |
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| Early systolic ejection sounds |
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| high pitched; aortic stenosis, aortic dilation, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary stenosis, pulmonary dilation |
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| high-pitched; mitral valve prolapse, sometimes followed by mitral regurg |
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| high-pitched; apex at lateral decubitus, diastolic |
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| low-pitched; "kentucky", apex, altered left ventricular compliance |
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| low-pitched; "Tennessee", apex, after atrial contraction plus altered ventricular compliance |
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| pansystolic; character: harsh; location: apex; radiation: left axilla to left sternal border; intensity: soft to loud; |
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| pansystolic; character: blowing, medium; location: lower left sternal border; radiation: right of the sternum to the xiphoid to L midclavicular; intensity: variable |
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| ventricular septal defect |
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| pansystolic; character: harsh, high; location: 3rd, 4th, 5th interspaces; radiation: wide; intensity: loud with a thrill |
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| innocent and physiologic murmur |
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| midsystolic; character: variable; location: 2nd to 4th L interspace between the LSB and apex; radiation: little; intensity: 1 - 3; palliative: sitting |
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| pansystolic; character: harsh, musical near apex, crescendo-decrescendo; location: R 2nd interspace; radiation: to carotids, down LSB, to apex; intensity: soft to loud, thrill; |
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| hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
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| pansystolic; character: harsh; location: 3rd and 4th L interspace; radiation: down LSB to the apex, possible to base; intensity: variable |
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| Ejection to crescendo-decrescendo; character: medium, often harsh; location: 2nd and 3rd L interspace; radiation: toward left shoulder and neck;intensity: soft to loud, thrill; |
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| diastolic; character: blowing descrescendo, like breath sound; location: 2nd to 4th L interspaces; radiation: to apex and possibly RSB; intensity: 1 to 3; sitting leaning forward |
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| OS with low-pitched rumbling; location: apex; radiation: little to none; intensity: 1 to 4 |
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