What type of murmur was noted on exam?

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What type of murmur was noted on exam?

When evaluating murmurs, the key clue is when they occur in the cardiac cycle. A murmur that is heard during systole means turbulence is happening as the left ventricle ejects blood into the aorta. An aortic systolic murmur is a systolic murmur heard best at the right upper sternal border and can reflect aortic valve stenosis or other conditions that cause flow across the aortic valve during contraction. In contrast, aortic regurgitation would produce a diastolic murmur (occurs after S2), mitral stenosis is also diastolic, and no murmur would indicate no abnormal flow being detected. So, since the exam description pointed to a murmur during systole associated with the aortic area, the best fitting choice is an aortic systolic murmur.

When evaluating murmurs, the key clue is when they occur in the cardiac cycle. A murmur that is heard during systole means turbulence is happening as the left ventricle ejects blood into the aorta. An aortic systolic murmur is a systolic murmur heard best at the right upper sternal border and can reflect aortic valve stenosis or other conditions that cause flow across the aortic valve during contraction.

In contrast, aortic regurgitation would produce a diastolic murmur (occurs after S2), mitral stenosis is also diastolic, and no murmur would indicate no abnormal flow being detected. So, since the exam description pointed to a murmur during systole associated with the aortic area, the best fitting choice is an aortic systolic murmur.

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