Mitral valve prolapse is more common in young women than men. Often, it leads to mitral valve regurgitation
a. Although this may be an autonomic nervous system dysfunction disorder, discuss the process of damage this disorder does to the heart.
b. What does auscultation of the heart reveal?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. Discussion should include the decreased circulatory volume, the angiotensin-aldosterone response, distended cusps, stretched papillary muscles, atypical pain, and other information.
b. Discussion on this should be centered on assessment skills of the heart and heart sounds (hint: murmur, click) and what makes them disappear.
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