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Is apical pulse measured by auscultation or palpation?
Apical pulse is typically measured by using auscultation, which involves listening to the heartbeat with a stethoscope placed over the apex of the heart. This method allows healthcare providers to accurately assess the heart rate and rhythm. Palpation can also be used to locate the apical pulse, but auscultation is more precise for determining the actual heartbeat.
What is apical pulse?
apical pulse is actually the heartbeat
Which valve is heard most clearly when the apical heartbeat is auscultated?
mitral
True or false a sphygmomanometer is used to take the apical pulse?
False, because the apical pulse is the heartbeat and is heard with a stethoscope. The sphygmomanometer is used to take the pulse on the arm.
What equipment is needed to take an apical pulse?
To FEEL for the apical pulse, the "equipment" required is either the fingers and or palm of the hand and a stopwatch or watch with a second hand to count the apical rate. The cardiac apical impulse or point of maximum impulse (PMI) is located along the mid-claviclar line approx. 7-9 cm (about 3") left of the sternum within the 5th intercostal rib cage space just under the left breast. As for LISTENING to the apical pulse, one needs to emply the use of a stethoscope in order to auscultate the heart beat. The chestpiece of the stethoscope should be applied to the bare skin directly upon the PMI where heart sounds are the loudest.
What is another disease a patient may have that would require a apical pulse?
It does not depend on any particular disease, instead, general guidelines on when it is advisable to take a person's apical pulse. Taking apical pulse is more accurate than just taking a person's pulse. It is done using a stethoscope and placing it by the apex of the heart so 'apical' means, 'the heartbeat at the apex of the heart. It is found underneath your left nipple at the fifth intercostal space (between the fifth and sixth ribs). A doctor would usually require an apical pulse to be taken when: A patient has an irregular heartbeat, or when a patient has bradycardia or tachycardia (unusually slow or unusually fast heart rate), or if a patient is taking cardiac medications. Also, if a person has a pulse deficit or a faint radial pulse.
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Where is the apical wall?
the heart
What does an apical cell do and what are its functions?
An apical is ontop of an epitheilial cell
What is apical bud?
the bud at the terminal end of the stem is an apical bud
How do you do an Apical pulse?
apical pulse has to be listened to for 1 full minute
Where would you place your stethoscope to hear the apical heartbeat?
Normally you put the stethoscope in the fifth intercostal space, in the mid clavicle line. Normally you can see the apical impulse. Some times it is shifted to wards lefts side. In thick and obese patients you locate the area, where the heart sound in most prominent in the above stated area. The interpretation of the auscultation may be difficult in such patients.
