Amother is upset because she was told by another provider that her child has a worrisome murmur. you listen near the clavicle and notice both a systolic and diastolic sound. you remember that diastolic murmurs are usually indicative of bad pathology. what would you do next?

You should repeat the exam in the supine position.

Here we are talking about the diastolic heart murmurs which are the murmurs that happen during the the time when heart refills the after the blood has been pumped during contraction. This can happen due to bad pathology and thus it is important to do the exam again but this time in the supine position.