A nurse who is auscultating a patient's heart hears a harsh sound, a raspy machine-like blowing sound, after S1 and before S2. How does this nurse document this finding?
a. An opening snap
b. A diastolic murmur
c. A systolic murmur
d. A pericardial friction rub
ANS: C
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