Carotid bruit: A 50 year old man with weakness of left .
History
A 50 year old man presents for complete neurologic examination due to weakness of left arm and hand during the previous month. There is no history of heart or lung disease.
Exam
Use the 'auscultation' link above to virtually listen to this patient's heart and carotid sounds.
Auscultation Tips
Significant independent predictors of the presence of a confirmed cardiac lesion:
- A loud murmur of intensity 3 or greater.
- Best heard at the pulmonic location (2LICS).
- Harsh sound.
- Pansystolic murmur.
- Systolic click.
- Abnormal second heart sound - fixed splitting during respiration.
