title: Functional heart murmurs.
abstract: In summary, location, change in intensity with position, timing and duration, quality, radiation, thrills, grading, and pulses and blood pressure should be kept in mind during a child health assessment. These guidelines will help to separate functional from pathologic murmurs, so that appropriate referrals can be made.
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D002648:Child; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006326:Heart Auscultation / Q000379:methods*; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000379:methods*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009736:Nursing Process; D011674:Pulse