An 82-year-old patient is admitted into the critical care unit with a diagnosis of left-sided heart failure related to mitral stenosis.Physical assessment findings reveal tachycardia with an S₃ and a 3/6 systolic murmur.The grading of a murmur as a 3/6 refers to which of the following characteristics of murmurs?

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Intensity, or the "loudness," is graded on a scale of 1 to 6; the higher the number, the louder the murmur.

An 82-Year-Old Patient Is Admitted into the Critical Care Unit