55 - carey coombs murmur

Q- which is false with regard to the carey coombs murmur ?



a- delayed diastolic murmur

b- seen in rheumatic fever

c- associated with AR

d- low pitched murmur



the answer is c .



the characteristics of the carey coombs murmur are :

1- delayed diastolic ( or mid diastolic )


2- mitral murmur


3- low pitched ( soft )


4- associated with acute rheumatic carditis


5- attributed to inflammation of the mitral valve cusps.


6- excessive left atrial blood flow as a consequence of mitral regurgitation


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the low pitched delayed diastolic mitral murmur associated with acute rheumatic fever ( with MR ) is the CAREY COOMBS MURMUR .


the low pitched delayed diastolic mitral murmur associated with severe chronic AORTIC REGURGITATION is AUSTIN FLINT MURMUR .