Cardiac exam lecture part 2 Flashcards
The fifth intercostal space on the left side is where you are able to palpate the point of maximal impulse and that’s because the left ventricle is the biggest…it’s the strongest and that is the point at which you will feel the contraction of the left ventricle and that impulse is at the very point in that 5th intercostal space
At _________you can take a heart rate…it’s the most important accurate heart rate you will take
PMI
__________(___/_____) of the heart is on the left hand side
Two-thirds (2/3)
The _________is at the bottom of the heart.
The base is the top
apex
_______ is at the apex
When we are talking about location anatomy…the PMI is at the 5th intercostal space at the apex of the heart
_______________ (MSL)
Midsternal line
________________ (MCL)
Midclavicular lines
__________________ (ICS)
Intercostal space
Valve Areas
Where valves are heard best, NOT where they are anatomically located
Midclavicular lines typically line up with the ___________on a chest…its just a straight line down
nipples
We have anterior axillary lines (from the ____________ down)
armpits
Pulmonic valve is heard the loudest in the ___________ intercostal space on the left hand side
second
_______ valve is at the PMI, apex, 5th intercostal space
mitral
Tricuspid value is ________intercostal space
4th
