The nurse hears a distinctive swooshing sound with each heartbeat when auscultating the patient's heart sounds.What is the cause of this assessment finding?

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A distinctive swooshing sound with each heartbeat indicates there may be damage to the heart valves,e.g.,leakage from the mitral valve.Incorrect placement of the stethoscope would limit the nurse's ability to hear any heart sounds at all.Mechanical prosthetic valves cause clicking sounds rather than swooshing sounds.Runs of premature supraventricular contractions would cause an irregular heart rhythm not swooshing sounds.

The Nurse Hears a Distinctive Swooshing Sound with Each Heartbeat