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Heart murmurs are due to one of the valves in the heart not closing completely and thereby allowing some blood to back-wash into a chamber the wrong way. The sound made by the back-washing blood is a murmuring sound. Heart murmurs are not very uncommon and in young people, they will frequently go away on their own. They are generally not serious.
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Diseases that are treated in a stethoscope?
None. Stethoscope is an instrument used by Medical professional to observe heart beat and lungs murmur.
How can one identify a murmur?
A heart murmur can be identified by a trained physician listening to the heart sounds via a stethoscope; a severe murmur can often be detected by untrained individuals as well, although a stethoscope is still needed. Other cardiac imaging, such as a sonogram of the heart, can also detect the aberrant motion of the valves that causes a murmur.
Can an EKG detect a murmur?
A murmur is heard by a clinician through a stethoscope and cannot be detected on EKG. However, an EKG reading may occasionally suggest a possible cause for the murmur. Most likely your clinician will be able to determine the cause of the murmur based on clinical grounds, or with the aid of an echocardiogram.
Is it dangerous to take illegal drugs with a heart murmur?
yes because illegal drugs can cause heart defects contributing to a heart murmur.
Why do you use stethoscopes?
A stethoscope is used to listen to what is inside or underneath something, i.e. doctors will use a stethoscope to listen to a patient's heart over their chest in order to find a murmur, or also a patient's lungs to are if they sound congested.
What are the symptoms of pulmonary valve insufficiency?
There are generally few to no symptoms with pulmonary valve insufficiency. It may be initially noticed as a murmur in a routine exam of the heart and chest with a stethoscope.
Where would auscultate for ventricular septal defect?
To auscultate for a ventricular septal defect (VSD), place the stethoscope over the left sternal border, specifically in the third or fourth intercostal space. This area is where the characteristic holosystolic (or pansystolic) murmur associated with VSD is best heard. The murmur results from turbulent blood flow as blood shunts from the left ventricle to the right ventricle through the defect. Additionally, you may also hear a diastolic murmur if there is significant left-to-right shunting.
When would a murmur be heard in the valve?
A murmur can be heard in a valve when there is turbulent blood flow across the valve due to narrowing (stenosis) or leaking (regurgitation) of the valve. This turbulent flow creates abnormal sounds that can be heard with a stethoscope during a physical examination.
Is there a cure for heart murmur?
A heart murmur is a condition where blood flow taking place across the heart valve is loud enough to be audible without a stethoscope. They are often harmless, or they can be symptoms of another condition, in which case they'd be treated according to that condition.
Where do you put a stethescope to listen to the stenotic mitral valve?
Place the stethoscope on the left side of the chest, over the apex of the heart, to listen to the stenotic mitral valve. The characteristic murmur of mitral stenosis is usually best heard with the bell of the stethoscope in the left lateral decubitus position.
What part of speech is murmur?
Murmur is a noun (a murmur) and a verb (to murmur).
How is a heart murmur detected?
A simple way for a heart murmur to be detected is by having a doctor listen to your heart using a stethoscope. If they are concerned about it, there are many diagnostic tests that can be used. These include chest X-ray, ECG, CT, MRI or Echocardiogram
