Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Block 2 - case 20


A 70 year old man presents to the doctor for a routine physical. When you listen to his heart you hear the following:
What kind of murmur does he have?

What is the most likely cause of his murmur? 

It this a typical finding in a 70 year old man?

Name 4 symptoms associated with this murmur

If he spiked a fever after having dental work what would you be concerned of?

If he had an aortic valve replacement what type of infective endocarditis would he be more at risk of contracting? 




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