An unexpected finding after a cardiac assessment is:

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Murmurs are sustained swishing or blowing sounds heard at the beginning,middle,or end of systole or diastole.They are caused by increased blood flow through a normal valve,forward flow through a stenotic valve or into a dilated vessel or chamber,or backward flow through a valve that fails to close.
Expected outcomes following completion of procedure: Heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute (adolescent through adult)and without extra sounds or murmurs; jugular veins distend when patient lies supine and flatten when patient is in sitting position; and point of maximal impulse (PMI)is palpable at fifth intercostal space at left midclavicular line in adult.

An Unexpected Finding After a Cardiac Assessment Is