Mitral stenosis is difficult to appreciate on physical examination. The 19th/early 20th century Canadian physician Sir William Osler told his students: “Mitral stenosis may be concealed under a ...

Doctors will be able to detect mitral stenosis on physical examination. Auscultation will show a loud first heart sound (S1) followed by an opening snap. A diastolic murmur is present. Patients ...

Sir William Osler once said “Mitral stenosis may be concealed under a quarter of a dollar. It is the most difficult of all heart diseases to diagnose.” Personally, despite good physical exam ...

We conclude with a summary of factors affecting the detection of the diastolic murmur of mitral stenosis and of factors in clinical examination that will aid in its detection. A review of the ...

HEMOPTYSIS occurs quite frequently as a consequence of mitral stenosis ... On July 11, he coughed up bright-red blood. Physical examination revealed an acutely ill, dyspneic and apprehensive ...

The left lateral decubitus position increases murmur of mitral stenosis. Some people feel that the exercise component of moving into the left lateral decubitus position accounts for the increase ...

Mitral valve stenosis, also known as mitral stenosis, occurs when the mitral valve opening is narrowed. This means that not enough blood can flow through it. Scarring caused by rheumatic fever is ...