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Loud heart murmur at the second intercostal space to the left side of the sternum?
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∙ 13y ago
loud heart murmur at the second intercostal space to the left side of the sternum? Why the murmur.
It indicates a valve problem. If a valve does not close tightly, a swishing sound will be heard after that valve has (supposedly) closed, as the blood flows back through the partially open valve.
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Where do you put a stethoscope to listen to the aortic valve?
over the right sternal border and the second intercostal space(n.b. it seems paradoxical from the anatomy of the heart, where the aortic valve comes out from the left ventrical, but think of it as the aorta come out of the ventricle, it actually crosses over a bit to the right so it can form the arch of aorta
What is the treatment for a heart murmur?
what is the treatment for a heart murmur
Is the sternum medial to the heart?
The gallbladder is lateral to the sternum. The sternum is a midline structure.
What is the duration of Murmur of the Heart?
The duration of Murmur of the Heart is 1.97 hours.
An abnormal heart sound?
Murmur
When was Murmur of the Heart created?
Murmur of the Heart was created on 1971-04-28.
What are the various types of heart mummers?
There are two types of heart murmur. Systolic murmur which occurs during contraction of the heart, and Diastolic murmur which occurs during the relaxation phase of the heart.
Heart murmur cause by hown much does it cause for a trnsplant due to a heart murmur?
a heart murmur is an abnormal sound that is from your valves in your heart. The most common reason for this is due to leaks ormthe narrowing of your valves. In most cases, a heart murmur corrects on its own.
The sternum is what to the heart?
The sternum is part of the chest skeleton system, it has nothing to do with the heart.
Can your heart murmur make you very tired?
A heart murmur can be indicative of an abnormality with one of the heart valves, which can indeed cause fatigue.
Where do you listen first when auscultating lungs?
Hearing the heart sounds requires proper pressure of the diaphragm of a stethoscope to the skin. To hear the pulmonary valve, a stethoscope is placed directly below the valve along the sternum above the third rib. The bicuspid valve is best heard between the fifth and sixth ribs at the apex of the heart. The aortic valve is heard best on the opposite side of the sternum from the pulmonary in the second intercostal space. The tricuspid valve is best heard where the sternum and sixth rib join.
Is a heart murmur fatal?
no it is not
