cardiovascular examination Flashcards
where is the auscultation point for the aortic valve?
2nd right intercostal space
where is the aortic valve located?
sloping inferior and right from 3rd left costal cartilage
where is the auscultation point for the pulmonary valve?
2nd left intercostal space
where is the auscultation point for the tricuspid valve?
5th left intercostal space, just lateral to the sternum
where is the auscultation point for the mitral valve?
5th left intercostal space, midclavicular line (apex beat)
where is the pulmonary valve located?
posterior to 3rd left costal cartilage
where is the tricuspid valve located?
sloping inferiorly and right from 4th left intercostal space, retrosternally
where is the mitral valve located?
sloping inferiorly and left from 4th costal cartilage
