While evaluating a client for a heart murmur, a nurse auscultates the murmur with the bell of a stethoscope and not with the diaphragm of a stethoscope. Which type of heart murmur is this considered?

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Using the bell of the stethoscope instead of the diaphragm enhances the detection of low-pitched, soft murmurs such as those associated with mitral stenosis or aortic regurgitation.

While Evaluating a Client for a Heart Murmur, a Nurse