CARDIOLOGY
EISENMENGER S SYNDROME
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Question
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week old F. Murmur noted at 48 hours of age. Which of the following describes the MOST COMMON CONGENITAL HEART LESION?
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Harsh holosystolic murmur best heard at the L lower sternal border
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Loud systolic ejection murmur in the L upper sternal border, a/w RVH on EKG
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Machine-like continuous murmur heard throughout systole and diastole
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pulmonary flow murmur or peripheral pulmonary stenosis (PPS) Typically heard at 1 to 2 months of age, PPS occurs when a baby is born with small pulmonary blood vessels. Pulmonary blood vessels lead to the lungs. Most PPS cases go away as the child grows.
Detailed explanation-2: -Grading murmurs Grade 2: The sound is as loud as the heart sounds. Grade 3: The sound is louder than the heart sounds. Grade 4: The sound is the same as grade 3 but with a palpable vibration. Grade 5: The sound is very loud, and doctors can hear it with the stethoscope barely on the chest.
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