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Apex beat, parasternal heave Flashcards

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Displaced beat

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Left ventricular hypertrophy

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Impalpable beat

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Fat - obesity
Fluid - pleural or pericardial effusion
Air - PTX, emphysema

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Double apex beat

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Ventricular aneurysm - occuring post MI

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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4
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Left parasternal heave

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Right ventricular hypertrophy

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Order

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Bloods
ECG
CXR

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