A patient has a blowing,high-pitched sound heard at the fifth intercostal space,left midclavicular line,that radiates to his left axilla.This sound is most likely the result of

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When a patient has mitral regurgitation,it produces a murmur with a blowing,high-pitched sound heard at the apex,fifth ICS,left midclavicular line.It radiates to the left axilla and back.
Mitral stenosis causes a murmur with a rumbling,low-pitched sound heard best at the apex,fifth ICS,left midclavicular line.It may get louder with the patient on the left side.It does not radiate.A pericardial friction rub produces a murmur that is high-pitched and sounds leathery,scratchy,or grating.It is located at the third to fifth ICS,left of the sternum,and does not radiate.A ventricular diastolic gallop is also known as the third heart sound.

A Patient Has a Blowing,high-Pitched Sound Heard at the Fifth