Systolic bruit over the carotid artery is considered a diagnostic indicator for an AVM
These auscultatory sounds can come from the heart (cardiac valvular murmurs that radiate to the neck), the cervical arteries (carotid artery bruits), the cervical veins (cervical venous hum), or arteriovenous (AV) connections (intracranial AV malformations) in the head and neck. These sounds can indicate underlying pathology (such as a carotid artery bruit caused by atherosclerotic stenosis in an adult) or they can be harmless normal findings. Because a more significant percentage of our population lives longer, physicians encounter arterial occlusive disease more frequently, making head and neck noises even more critical in today's world.
Thus, AVM is almost always identified by a systolic bruit over the carotid in the neck, the mastoid process, or (in young people) the eyeball. The systolic bruit is more indicative than the other options.
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Which clinical finding is considered a diagnostic indicator for an arteriovenous malformation (AVM)?
a. Systolic bruit over the carotid artery
b. Decreased level of consciousness
c. Hypertension with bradycardia
d. Diastolic bruit over the temporal artery
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