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Theme:Surface anatomy of the heart

AAortic valve
BMitral valve
CPulmonary valve
DTricuspid valve

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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