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The nurse is caring for an infant with suspected patent ductus arteriosus. Which assessment finding would the nurse identify as helping to confirm this suspicion?
 
  A) Thrill at the base of the heart
  B) Harsh, continuous, machine-like murmur under the left clavicle
  C) Faint pulses
  D) Systolic murmur best heard along the left sternal border
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6 years ago
Ans: B
With patent ductus arteriosus, a harsh, continuous, machine-like murmur (usually loudest under the left clavicle) is heard at the first and second intercostal spaces. A thrill at the base, faint pulses, and systolic murmur heard best along the left sternal border point to aortic stenosis.
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