During the cardiac assessment of a client,the nurse hears a loud rumbling during diastole that increases toward the end of the sound.This sound is heard with the bell of the stethoscope over the lower left sternal border.The nurse would suspect which of the following in this client?

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The description of a loud rumbling during diastole that increases toward the end of the sound, especially when heard over the lower left sternal border with the bell of the stethoscope, is indicative of tricuspid stenosis. This condition involves narrowing of the tricuspid valve, which leads to a characteristic diastolic murmur as blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle is obstructed.

During the Cardiac Assessment of a Client,the Nurse Hears a Loud