The intensity of Mr. Curtis's murmur is moderately loud.
Murmurs are categorized based on how the murmur sounds with a stethoscope. The grading is primarily based on a scale depending on the intensity.
Grade 1 or 2 murmur can barely be heard, it is a soft that can easily be heard using a stethoscope. A grade 3 is moderate murmur intensity, while grade 4 is a loud murmur that can be heard using a loud stethoscope.
A grade 5 is a loud murmur that can be heard only if the edge of the stethoscope is placed on the skin. A grade 6 murmur is a very loud murmur that can be heard without the stethoscope on the chest and can actually be very visible.
Heart murmur refers to whooshing, blowing or harsh sounds that are heard during heartbeat. The harsh sound is generally due to rough blood flow near the heart.
The heart is composed of four chambers. Which are two upper chambers and two lower chambers. There is a valve in the heart that is close with each heartbeat and causes blood to flow in one direction. The valves are present between the chambers.
Murmurs can happen for a quite numbers of reasons. Murmur can occur if a valve is not closed and leaks blood or when there is a blood flow through stiff heart valve.
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