Mr. Jones and his wife have brought in their infant daughter for a routine visit
A holosystolic murmur in an infant that is best heard along the left sternal border, is in the third to fifth inter-costal spaces, and does not radiate to the neck is indicative of: a. a ventricular septal defect.
b. patent ductus arteriosus.
c. pulmonary stenosis.
d. dextrocardia.
A
Regurgitation through the ventricular septal defect results in a holosystolic murmur that is best heard along the left sternal border, is in the third to fifth intercostal spaces, and does not radiate to the neck.
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