Heart Murmurs link

Heart Murmurs link

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/circulatory-system-diseases/heart-valve-diseases/v/how-to-identify-murmurs

1. Three Things Learned:

 Types of Heart Murmurs:

 I learned that heart murmurs are categorized into two main types: Systolic and diastolic murmurs are two distinct form of heart sounds and they are named depending on the point in time of the cardiac cycle they were heard. Systolic murmurs are audible between the first heart sound and the second heart sound and the diastolic murmurs on the other hand are audible later than the second heart sound and up to the first sound.

 Murmur Timing and Location:

 The video said and I quote: That is why in determining the type of murmur it is said that one has to ensure that the murmur is coke with the heart sounds. Furthermore, the lest intensified sound of the murmur which is heard in the area related to the aortic, pulmonic, tricuspid or mitral area suggests which valve is involved.

 Grade of Murmurs:

 Murmurs are graded according to the grading scale which is Grading 1 to Grade 6 and the difference is the loudness of the murmur plus the existence of a thrill. Since defects are graded to differentiate the extent to which a specific murmur may be contributing to the severity of a disease.

 2. Two Things to Learn More About:Two Things to be further explored:

 Diagnostic Techniques:

 What would I like to know more about is the detailed actual papers on the methods used to distinguish between types of murmurs and how more advanced imagining or echocardiography aids in the diagnosis.

 Management and Treatment:

 Despite the above limitations that could be identified as regards to this potential observational study, it was observed that, the directions of treatment and management of heart murmurs especially in instances where the murmur is associated with valvular heart disorders or structural heart disease could be beneficial.

 3. Most Important Thing Learned:

 Murmur Timing and Location:

 Most likely, the most useful thing which I received from this topic was amazement in relation to the systolic and diastolic murmurs and their location – these notes identify the source of murmur and the valve which was affected. This can be crucial in determination of the type of heart disease to be managed and formulation of the right strategies on how to handle this.