PANE Practice questions
8 focusing on different types of heart murmurs
1. A 70-year-old man presents with chest pain, syncope, and a harsh systolic murmur heard best at the right second intercostal space, radiating to the carotids. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: A. Aortic stenosis
Aortic stenosis typically presents with a harsh systolic murmur heard best at the right second intercostal space, radiating to the carotids.
2. A 60-year-old woman presents with shortness of breath and a holosystolic murmur heard best at the apex, radiating to the axilla. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: A. Mitral regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation typically presents with a holosystolic murmur heard best at the apex, radiating to the axilla.
3. A 55-year-old man presents with fatigue and a diastolic decrescendo murmur heard best at the left lower sternal border. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: A. Aortic regurgitation
Aortic regurgitation presents with a diastolic decrescendo murmur heard best at the left lower sternal border.
4. A 65-year-old woman presents with fatigue and a diastolic rumbling murmur heard best at the apex, with an opening snap. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: A. Mitral stenosis
Mitral stenosis presents with a diastolic rumbling murmur heard best at the apex, with an opening snap.
5. A 30-year-old man presents with a systolic ejection murmur heard best at the left second intercostal space, radiating to the back. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: A. Pulmonary stenosis
Pulmonary stenosis presents with a systolic ejection murmur heard best at the left second intercostal space, radiating to the back.
6. A 25-year-old man presents with fatigue and a high-pitched, decrescendo diastolic murmur heard best at the left upper sternal border. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: A. Pulmonary regurgitation
Pulmonary regurgitation presents with a high-pitched, decrescendo diastolic murmur heard best at the left upper sternal border.
7. A 40-year-old man presents with a low-pitched, diastolic murmur heard best at the left lower sternal border, increasing with inspiration. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: A. Tricuspid stenosis
Tricuspid stenosis presents with a low-pitched, diastolic murmur heard best at the left lower sternal border, increasing with inspiration.
8. A 50-year-old man presents with a holosystolic murmur heard best at the left lower sternal border, increasing with inspiration. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer: A. Tricuspid regurgitation
Tricuspid regurgitation presents with a holosystolic murmur heard best at the left lower sternal border, increasing with inspiration.
Total Score: 0/8