Where is the apex of the heart located
Where to listen for Heart Sounds (Auscultory Areas) - MEDZCOOL
when listening for heart sounds with
your stethoscope there are certain
locations on the patient's floor axe or
chest that you want to listen to in
other words you're not just putting your
stethoscope and listening anywhere you
choose - it's important to remember
these specific locations so that you do
things systematically and so you don't
miss anything on physical exam to help
you remember these locations we'll use
the mnemonic apartment M or to be more
specific apartment M number twenty to
forty five its location in an apartment
building but this will also help you
remember areas to auscultate this
mnemonic comes from the fact that there
are four general areas on the chest
where you want to listen to for heart
sounds these are the aortic valve the
pulmonic valve the tricuspid valve and
finally the mitral valve the letters in
the mnemonic apartment M stand for the
first letter of the valves a for aortic
P for pulmonic T four tricuspid and M
for mitral and the apartment number
twenty to forty five represents the
location of the intercostal space of
that respective listening area so that
would be the right second intercostal
space for the aortic valve the left
second intercostal space for the
pulmonic valve the fourth intercostal
space in the lower left sternal border
for the tricuspid valve and finally the
fifth intercostal space at the
midclavicular line for the mitral valve
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