Heart murmurs are sounds during your heartbeat cycle — such as whooshing or swishing — made by turbulent blood in or near your heart. They often indicate problems with the heart valves, whether it's stenosis (constriction or narrowing) or regurgitation (failure to close tightly), making option D correct as it encompasses all the potential issues that heart murmurs can indicate or diagnose.

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Heart Murmurs

Question 19

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Heart murmurs .

A) can be used to diagnose constricted heart valves
B) often indicate problems with heart valves
C) can be used to diagnose failure of the heart valves to close tightly
D) often indicate problems with heart valves, can be used to diagnose failure of the heart valves to close tightly, and can be used to diagnose constricted heart valves

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