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Cardiac-Vascular Nursing Exam Prep II

Category - AACN Cardiac Vascular Nursing Practice Test

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A patient presents with complaints of palpitations and loss of weight. Blood investigations show thyrotoxicosis. Which of the following murmurs are expected to be heard on auscultation?

Diastolic murmur
Soft systolic murmur
Flow murmur
Crescendo-decrescendo murmur

Explanation

Answer- C - The murmur expected to be heard on auscultation in a patient with thyrotoxicosis is flow murmurs. High output or "flow" murmurs can be heard in conditions such as anemia, thyrotoxicosis, pregnancy, arteriovenous fistula, children and fever.

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