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APICAL IMPULSE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The pulsation of the heart felt over its apex normally in the fifth left intercostal space, 8 or 9 cm. from the midline.

OBS

apex beat: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Soulèvement systolique limité de la paroi thoracique au niveau du 4e ou 5e espace intercostal gauche, un peu en dedans de la ligne médioclaviculaire.

OBS

choc de la pointe : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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