Question 33 · LEK · Introduction
The Levine grading scale is a numeric scoring system to characterize heart murmur intensity. The murmur described in this scale as 3 is:
- A. faint murmur, but easily audible with the stethoscope, even during breathing.
- B. very faint murmur, only audible on listening for some time, on the breath hold.
- C. very loud murmur, audible with the stethoscope lifted 1 cm off the child chest.
- D. very loud murmur, audible with the stethoscope lifted 0.5 cm off the child chest.
- E. loud murmur readily audible but with no thrill.
Hint
Recall the six Levine grades and which palpable feature separates the middle grades from each other.
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