NURS-311 Cardiac Assessment -Questions with Correct Answers/ Expert verified/ 100% Pass
Where are the intercostal spaces? -️️In between the ribs What is an auscultation landmark for the heart? -️️Anterior thoracic wall *check* Where is the base of the heart? - ️️top of the heart; found at the second intercostal space Where is the apex of the heart? - ️️bottom of the heart; found at the fifth intercostal space Midclavicular line: -️️An imaginary line on the chest that runs vertically through the center of the clavicle Point of maximal impulse (PMI) -️️the point where the apex of the heart touches the anterior chest wall and heart movements are most easily observed and palpated
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