10th March 2024

A 53-year-old train conductor presents to a cardiology outpatient clinic complaining of three months of ongoing shortness of breath and dizzy spells.

A 53-year-old train conductor presents to a cardiology outpatient clinic complaining of three months of ongoing shortness of breath and dizzy spells. He was treated 10 years ago for endocarditis, which resolved after a course of antibiotics. On examination, you can hear a diastolic decrescendo murmur best heard at the left sternal border. What kind of pulse would you expect to find during a physical examination? 

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