An Infant Has a Continuous-Machine Type of Murmur Best Heard

Multiple Choice

An infant has a continuous-machine type of murmur best heard at the left upper sternal border throughout systole and diastole.The infant has a bounding pulse and a thrill on palpation.These clinical findings are consistent with which congenital heart defect?

A) Atrial septal defect (ASD)
B) Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
C) Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
D) Atrioventricular canal defect (AVC)