Which of the following is an unexpected finding after a cardiac assessment?
a. A pulse rate of 72 beats per minute
b. Jugular vein pulsation with the patient supine
c. PMI found at the midclavicular line
d. A sustained swishing sound during systole or diastole
D
Murmurs are sustained swishing or blowing sounds heard at the beginning, middle, or end of systole or diastole. They are caused by increased blood flow through a normal valve, forward flow through a stenotic valve or into a dilated vessel or chamber, or backward flow through a valve that fails to close. Expected outcomes following completion of procedure: Heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute (adolescent through adult) and without extra sounds or murmurs; jugular veins distend when patient lies supine and flatten when patient is in sitting position; and point of maximal impulse (PMI) is palpable at fifth intercostal space at left midclavicular line in the adult.
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