List three characteristics that should be used in describing a murmur
What will be an ideal response?
Choose three of the following.
Quality: Blowing, rough or harsh, or musical
Frequency: High, medium, or low
Intensity or loudness: Grades 1 through 6
Duration: Early, mid, late, holo, or pan (heard throughout systole or diastole)
Configuration: Crescendo, decrescendo, or plateau
Placement in the cardiac cycle: systole or diastole
Location of sound
Radiation of sound
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