Board Rounds | Medical School Headquarters | Prep For Usmle And Comlex

  Session 06 Today, we start our board content. We thought that there is no better way to start than with the heart. As always, I'm joined by Dr. Andrea Paul from Board Vitals, a company that helps you with your board prep. They feature an amazing QBank and software platform to help you maximize your score. Save 15% off any of their QBank packages by using the promo code BOARDROUNDS at checkout. [03:11] Scenario of a Heart Murmur in a 60-Year-Old Male Case: A 60-year-old male is undergoing evaluation for a heart murmur. He's asymptomatic and his physician discovers a holosystolic murmur at the cardiac apex. The frequency of that murmur is increased when he expires and an echo confirms that there's a diagnosis to be found. Question: Compared to a normal patient, which of the following hemodynamic changes would be most likely present? Note: This involves multi-steps where you have to figure out from the murmur and it's confirming there is something so you could look at the murmur and decide what you think