A 64-year-old man recovering in the ICU after a myocardial infarction 48 hours earlier experiences acute-onset shortness of breath. If auscultation of his chest is performed, which of the following might be heard?
Holodiastolic murmur heard down the left sternal border
Holosystolic murmur at the left mid-clavicular line fourth intercostal space
Mid-late decrescendo diastolic rumble at the left mid-clavicular line fourth intercostal space
Mid-systolic murmur at the left sternal border second intercostal space
Mid-systolic murmur at the right sternal border second intercostal space
To-and-fro murmur across the upper chest
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