Audio Qbank – Q271 – A 22F with a murmur

 

A 22-year-old woman presents to the physician for a two-week history of extreme fatigue. She has history of heavy menses. Vitals are: temperature 98.6F, HR 100, RR 16, BP 120/80. Bloods show: Hb 8 g/dL, Hct 24%, WBC 7,000/μL, platelets 200,000/μL. Her peripheral smear is shown.

Which of the following additional findings would be most likely in this patient?

1/6 holo-systolic murmur at 4th intercostal space left mid-clavicular line
2/6 holo-systolic murmur at lower left sternal border
2/6 mid-systolic murmur 2nd intercostal space right sternal border
3/6 to-and-fro murmur at left and right sternal borders
4/6 mid-late decrescendo diastolic murmur