Cert Cardiology(SA) Paed Practice Questions - CMSA Sub-specialty Certificate In Cardiology Cert Cardiology(SA) Paed Exam

Access More Questions

An asymptomatic 4-year-old child is referred for evaluation of a cardiac murmur discovered during a routine check-up. Auscultation reveals a wide, fixed splitting of the second heart sound (S2) and a 2/6 mid-systolic ejection murmur at the upper left sternal border. What is the underlying cause of the wide, fixed split S2?

Delayed closure of the aortic valve during expiration Persistent volume overload of the right ventricle causing delayed closure of the pulmonary valve regardless of respiration Equal right and left ventricular stroke volumes throughout the respiratory cycle Severe pulmonary hypertension delaying the A2 component

Correct Answer:

Persistent volume overload of the right ventricle causing delayed closure of the pulmonary valve regardless of respiration

Access more questions from this quiz

Continue to Cert Cardiology(SA) Paed Practice Questions - CMSA Sub-specialty Certificate in Cardiology Cert Cardiology(SA) Paed Exam for more practice questions and the full quiz experience.

Access More Questions