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Theme:Surface anatomy of the heart
| A | Aortic valve |
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| B | Mitral valve |
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| C | Pulmonary valve |
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| D | Tricuspid valve |
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Select the heart valve that is best heard in each of the
following scenarios:
You are auscultating the heart of a 68-year-old patient who has
presented with chest pain. Your stethoscope is placed in the second
intercostal space on the right sternal edge.
You are auscultating the heart of a 50-year-old patient who has
presented with shortness of breath. Your stethoscope is placed over
the apex of the heart.
You are auscultating the chest of a 63-year-old lady in a pre-op.
clinic. Your stethoscope is placed in the fifth intercostal space
on the right sternal edge.
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