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To hear carotid bruits more clearly,ask patients to inhale deeply andhold their breath.
To hear carotid bruits more clearly,ask patients to inhale deeply andhold their breath. A deep inhalationincreases intrathoracic pressure andvenous return to the heart. Theseconditions magnify the bruit; in addition,holding the breath preventsbreath sounds from drowning outthe bruit.-- Rodolfo Gonzales, MD
Yuma, Ariz