During a routine well child exam on a 5-year-old child, the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner auscultates a grade II/VI, harsh, late systolic ejection murmur at the upper left sternal border that transmits to both lung fields. The child has normal growth and development. What will the nurse practitioner suspect?

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The description of a harsh, late systolic ejection murmur at the upper left sternal border that transmits to both lung fields is characteristic of pulmonic stenosis. This condition involves narrowing at the pulmonary valve or just below it, causing obstruction of blood flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.

During a Routine Well Child Exam on a 5-Year-Old Child