Question 1

what a bruit is and what it means.?

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Medical management: A "bruit" is noise transmitted from turbulent flow. The most common cause of a bruit is atherosclerosis either in the chest arteries or neck arteries. A fair number of healthy people can have a benign bruit due to turbulent flow.  A few tests - carotid ultrasound, ankle brachial index can establish if there is atherosclerosis. If you do have atherosclerosis, medical management, no smoking  is key.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: bruit?

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A sound blood makes: Bruit refers to a sound, heard via a stethoscope, of blood when it flows through a narrowed opening. As blood flows through a narrow diameter within a vessel, the velocity of flow increases and also becomes more turbulent.
The importance of this sound is that, if your doctor hears it, it can signify underlying atherosclerosis--i.e. Build-up of plaque--narrowing an artery.

Question 3

what is a bruit and what does it sound like?

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Vibration sounds: Bruits: vibration sounds made when arterial flow is restricted by stenosis. The obstruction causes an increase in velocity of the flow similar to the way that water flows faster from the end of a hose when you restrict the flow with your thumb. Or, water flow over rocks makes a lot of noise. Water flow deep and without obstruction is quiet.  Physicians listen for bruits over the carotid arteries.

Question 4

can bruits change their sound as time passes?

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Yes: Bruits can change their sound depending on the degree of blockage. In the carotid arteries, for example, as a blockage is almost complete ( > 90%), the bruit actually goes away! this is why a bruit is not the best way to evaluate someone for carotid disease. An ultrasound is much more accurate!

Question 5

how are aortic bruits fixed?

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Depends: Bruits are caused by turbulent blood flow in blood vessels. If this is caused by narrowing of a blood vessel and is leading to symptoms or other medical problems, then they might need to be fixed.

Question 6

i was found to have a cardiac bruit. what is this exactly and what are the causes?

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Bruit: A bruit is a turbulent flow sound heard with the stethoscope.  Turbulent flow happens across a valve in your heart.  Either a valve does not close tightly during systolic ejection of blood. Or a valve does not open completely during ejection of blood.  During systole the aortic and pulmonic valves should open wide and the mitral and tricuspid valves should close, to prevent "backflow ".

Question 7

what do bruits in the abdomen indicate?

Accepted Answer

Medical management: A "bruit" is noise transmitted from turbulent flow. A common cause of a bruit is atherosclerosis but a fair number of healthy people can have a benign bruit due to turbulent flow.  A few tests -  ultrasound, ankle brachial index can establish if there is atherosclerosis. If you do have atherosclerosis, medical management, no smoking  is key.

Question 8

can carotid bruits go away by itself?

Accepted Answer

Yes: A carotid bruit is due to turbulent flow from a blockage in the carotid artery. The natural course of carotid disease / atherosclerosis is progression over time. This is especially true if people still smoke. When the blockage in a carotid artery becomes near occlusive, the flow rate drops and the bruit typically goes away.

Question 9

what test in done for a abdominal bruit?

Accepted Answer

Doppler: Doppler study, which is an ultrasound test will be done for the evaluation of abdominal bruits.

Question 10

why there is presence of bruit during auscultation on a goitre?

Accepted Answer

Blood flow: Increased blood flow to the enlarged glad causes this.

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