This is a routine clinical examination of the Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat. A competent doctor should be able to distinguish between the two and determine its significance. Diastolic murmurs are softer and harder to hear. The classification of heart murmurs is based upon their loudness, exactly where in the heart pumping cycle they occur, and the location on the chest that they are heard the best. From these characteristics the likely cause of a murmur can be predicted.
Factors including temperature, hyperventilation, and anxiety can be an influence.
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