Here is a quick mnemonic “CARDIAC CYCLE“ to remember about Continuous Heart Murmurs
This can be valuable for patients as well as medical doctors, nurses & students doing their clinical rounds. You can also find it very useful for med exams like USMLE, NExT Medical Step 1&2, MBBS, NEET PG, INI-CET, FMGE,MCAT & NCLEX exams
Continuous Heart Murmurs: How To Remember Easily ?
- C – Continuous murmurs begin in systole
- A – A patent ductus arteriosus is best heard lateral to the upper left sternal border
- R – Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm creates a continuous murmur at the upper right sternal border
- D – Diastolic component of the murmur may be attenuated or obliterated in large, uncorrected shunts
- I – Indicative of a continuous pressure difference between the aorta and either the right atrium or the right ventricle
- A – Audible along the left sternal border with a coronary arteriovenous fistula
- C – Continuous flow through enlarged intercostal collateral arteries in patients with aortic coarctation
- C – Cervical bruit with both systolic and diastolic components indicates a high-grade carotid artery stenosis
- Y – Young and healthy individuals may have a continuous venous hum, especially during pregnancy
- C – Continuous mammary souffle of pregnancy is louder in systole
- L – Largely, diastolic portion of the murmur can be eliminated by firm pressure with the stethoscope diaphragm
- E – Enhanced arterial flow through engorged breasts creates the mammary souffle
Mnemonic : CARDIAC CYCLE
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Dr. Arin Nandi
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