Abstract
Auscultation of heart sounds and murmurs often is taught in a simulated environment with optimal listening conditions. Clinicians' auscultation skills can wither if they do not have contact with patients with valvular heart disease during clinical practice, or if they rely on handheld ultrasound devices or echocardiography. This article reviews heart murmurs and how to use physiologic maneuvers during the cardiac examination to assist in identifying murmurs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-25 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2019 |
Keywords
- cardiac auscultation
- dynamic auscultation
- holosystolic
- midsystolic
- murmurs
- physiologic maneuvers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nurse Assisting