A heart murmur is described as blowing, grating, or harsh. This description would fall under which criteria?
a. Intensity
b. Quality
c. Timing
d. Pitch
B
Quality is whether the murmur is blowing, grating, or harsh. Intensity is the loudness graded on a scale of 1 through 6; the higher the number, the louder is the murmur. Timing is the place in the cardiac cycle (systole/diastole). Pitch is whether the tone is high or low.
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