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09/12/04 - 12:40 AM

a patient with acute endocarditis responded to antibiotics but developed a new diastolic murmur. what is the cause of this murmur
a. MR
b. TS
c. AR
d. VSD
e. rupture of chordae tendinae

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09/12/04 - 07:43 AM

daira
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09/12/04 - 09:42 AM

chorda tendinae rupture E.

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09/12/04 - 11:03 AM

I think I go with C, because it is common in Enfective endocarditis.

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09/12/04 - 11:29 AM

a,e will cause systolic one so i prefer c

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09/12/04 - 04:45 PM

Answer is C
MR & AR are both seen in Endocarditis but
AR is the one that causes diastolic murmur

tasneembanu
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09/12/04 - 05:38 PM

i think C too

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09/12/04 - 08:14 PM

C :?:

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09/13/04 - 12:32 AM

C

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09/13/04 - 04:01 AM

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the ans. is e
BUT PLS. REMEMBER MR CAN ALSO PRODUCE A DIASTOLIC MUMUR IT IS CALLED "RETONS MURMUR".
SO I DIS AGREE WITH TUEDDAY.

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09/13/04 - 04:39 AM

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C.
AR
mitral, aortic then tricuspid valves are involved in endocarditis

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