Palpation of the chest wall in the cardiac assessment


Problem: Palpation of the chest wall in the cardiac assessment can provide a lot of information. Which of the following are true? (Select all that apply) Thrills are palpable murmurs. They are felt with ball of the hand pressed over the areas that are typically auscultated (aortic, pulmonic, tricuspid, and mitral). Heaves are palpated by using the palm and/or fingers flattened against the chest assessing for impulses that lift the fingers. Heaves can be indicative of an enlarged right or left ventricle or a ventricular aneursm. The presence of a heave changes the grading of a murmur.

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