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Where can you palpate for the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery?
Where can you palpate for the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery?
Second intercostal space along the left and right edges of the sternum
How can you locate the apex beat of the heart?
How can you locate the apex beat of the heart?
Place fingers along the midclavicular line, just below the nipple line
What landmark should be identified to locate the fifth intercostal space?
What landmark should be identified to locate the fifth intercostal space?
The rib cage
What is the significance of the apex beat?
What is the significance of the apex beat?
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Where is the superior border of the heart often assessed?
Where is the superior border of the heart often assessed?
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What is the role of the midclavicular line in locating the apex of the heart?
What is the role of the midclavicular line in locating the apex of the heart?
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Where should you place your fingers to feel for pulsations associated with the great vessels, such as the aorta?
Where should you place your fingers to feel for pulsations associated with the great vessels, such as the aorta?
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What is the lower part of the sternum called?
What is the lower part of the sternum called?
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Where is the inferior border of the heart often assessed?
Where is the inferior border of the heart often assessed?
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Where should you place your fingers to feel for pulsations associated with the lower part of the heart, especially near the apex?
Where should you place your fingers to feel for pulsations associated with the lower part of the heart, especially near the apex?
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What is the edge of the sternum on the right side called?
What is the edge of the sternum on the right side called?
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Where should you place your fingers to feel for pulsations associated with the right side of the heart, particularly the right atrium?
Where should you place your fingers to feel for pulsations associated with the right side of the heart, particularly the right atrium?
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What is the edge of the sternum on the left side called?
What is the edge of the sternum on the left side called?
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Where should you place your fingers to feel for pulsations associated with the left side of the heart, particularly the left ventricle?
Where should you place your fingers to feel for pulsations associated with the left side of the heart, particularly the left ventricle?
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What is the point where the left ventricle of the heart contracts and hits the chest wall called?
What is the point where the left ventricle of the heart contracts and hits the chest wall called?
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Where should you place your fingers to feel for the apex beat?
Where should you place your fingers to feel for the apex beat?
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