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Saturday 2 March 2013

Some Common Heart Valves, Murmurs & Associated Conditions - USEFUL tips to keep in Mind while solving Clinical Vignettes

Some Common Conditions & Associated murmurs tested on Many Clinical Vignettes:

LOOK FOR THE KEY-POINTS GIVEN IN " " to Identify & Nail the Murmur Given in the Vignette.

Hope You find it useful in Answering a Hand-full of Question on Murmurs. ;) :) :) :):):)


Rheumatic fever <><> MS

"low Pitched, Mid-Diastolic, Rumbling Murmur, Opening Snap"



Marfan's Syndrome or Ehler's-Danlos Syndrome(Connective tissue Disorders) <><> MVP 

"Mid-Systolic Click, accompanied by a Late systolic murmur"



Turner's Syndrome <><> Bicuspid Aortic Valve & Aortic Stenosis in early 60's

"Crescendo--Decrescendo Murmur, Late-Peaking with Absence of S2 in late stages"



Down's Syndrome <><> ASD 

"FIXED Splitting of S2"



Dialated Cardiomyoathy <><> Regurgitation Murmers specially MR and TR 

"Holosystolic murmers"

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