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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.
apical pulse is actually the heartbeat
The pulse taken at the apex of the heart using a stethoscope is called an apical pulse.
infants and young children
I would like to know what the apical segments of the anterior wall and apical septum are?
the pumping of the heart as it is irregular
to the left of the subclavian at the 2nd and 3rd intercostal space
A chest x-ray is the most commonly used study for determining the size of the heart.
Apical generally refers to the the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the heart. This means that apical pneumothorax is pneumothorax that is being caused at the tip of the lung. Incase you don't know pneumothorax is a colapsed lung. This is generally from a puncture in the lung from multiple possible causes.
Pregnancy. The enlarged uterus will shift the apex of the heart.
An anatomical term relating to the apex of an organ...often times this refers to the apex of the heart.