Which of these findings would the nurse expect to notice during a cardiac assessment on a 4-year-old child?
a. S3 when sitting up
b. Persistent tachycardia above 150 beats per minute
c. Murmur at the second left intercostal space when supine
d. Palpable apical impulse in the fifth left intercostal space lateral to midclavicular line
ANS: C
Some murmurs are common in healthy children or adolescents and are termed innocent or functional. The innocent murmur is heard at the second or third left intercostal space and disappears with sitting, and the young person has no associated signs of cardiac dysfunction.
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