THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

HEART AND PERICARDIUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How is a heart murmur detected?
A
Exercising
B
X-ray
C
Surgery
D
Listening to the heartbeat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Heart murmurs are sounds-such as whooshing or swishing-made by rapid, choppy (turbulent) blood flow through the heart. The sounds can be heard with a device called a stethoscope. A typical heartbeat makes two sounds like “lubb-dupp” (sometimes described as “lub-DUP") when the heart valves are closing.

Detailed explanation-2: -A heart murmur is a blowing, whooshing, or rasping sound heard during a heartbeat. The sound is caused by turbulent (rough) blood flow through the heart valves or near the heart.

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