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PRECORDIAL PALPATION
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Cardiac apical impulse is normally localized at the fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line. Abnormalities include:
- Forceful apical thrust: Left ventricular hypertrophy
- Lateral and downward displacement of apex impulse: Left ventricular dilatation
- Prominent presystolic impulse: Hypertension, AS, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Double systolic apical impulse: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Sustained “lift” at lower left sternal border: Right ventricular hypertrophy
- Dyskinetic (outward bulge) impulse: Ventricular aneurysm, large dyskinetic area post MI, cardiomyopathy
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Cardiac apical impulse is normally localized at the fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line. Abnormalities include:
- Forceful apical thrust: Left ventricular hypertrophy
- Lateral and downward displacement of apex impulse: Left ventricular dilatation
- Prominent presystolic impulse: Hypertension, AS, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Double systolic apical impulse: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Sustained “lift” at lower left sternal border: Right ventricular hypertrophy
- Dyskinetic (outward bulge) impulse: Ventricular aneurysm, large dyskinetic area post MI, cardiomyopathy
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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "PRECORDIAL PALPATION." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2017. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623299/all/PRECORDIAL_PALPATION.
PRECORDIAL PALPATION. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623299/all/PRECORDIAL_PALPATION. Accessed January 21, 2021.
PRECORDIAL PALPATION. (2017). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (19th edition). McGraw Hill Inc.. Retrieved January 21, 2021, from https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623299/all/PRECORDIAL_PALPATION
PRECORDIAL PALPATION [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. [cited 2021 January 21]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623299/all/PRECORDIAL_PALPATION.
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