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  2. Apex beat - Wikipedia

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    The apex beat may also be displaced by other conditions: Pleural or pulmonary diseases; Deformities of the chest wall or the thoracic vertebrae; Sometimes, the apex beat may not be palpable, either due to a thick chest wall, or conditions where the stroke volume is reduced; such as during ventricular tachycardia or shock.

  3. Ventricular septal defect - Wikipedia

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    Pansystolic (Holosystolic) murmur along lower left sternal border (depending upon the size of the defect) +/- palpable thrill (palpable turbulence of blood flow). Heart sounds are normal. Larger VSDs may cause a parasternal heave, a displaced apex beat (the palpable heartbeat moves laterally over time, as the heart enlarges).

  4. Cardiac examination - Wikipedia

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    The apex beat is assessed for size, amplitude, location, impulse and duration. There are specific terms to describe the sensation such as tapping, heaving and thrusting. Often the apex beat is felt diffusely over a large area, in this case the most inferior and lateral position it can be felt in should be described as well as the location of ...

  5. Mitral regurgitation - Wikipedia

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    Findings on clinical examination depend on the severity and duration of MR. The mitral component of the first heart sound is usually soft and with a laterally displaced apex beat, [6] often with heave. [7] The first heart sound is followed by a high-pitched holosystolic murmur at the apex, radiating to the back or clavicular area. [6]

  6. Pneumothorax - Wikipedia

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    Rarely, there may be cyanosis, altered level of consciousness, a hyperresonant percussion note on examination of the affected side with reduced expansion and decreased movement, pain in the epigastrium (upper abdomen), displacement of the apex beat (heart impulse), and resonant sound when tapping the sternum.

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  8. Palpitations - Wikipedia

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    Palpitations are a sensory symptom and are often described as a skipped beat, rapid fluttering in the chest, pounding sensation in the chest or neck, or a flip-flopping in the chest. [ 1 ] Palpitation can be associated with anxiety and does not necessarily indicate a structural or functional abnormality of the heart, but it can be a symptom ...

  9. Pulsus paradoxus - Wikipedia

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    cardiac causes, pulmonary causes and; non-pulmonary and non-cardiac causes. Considered physiologically, pulsus paradoxus is caused by: [citation needed] decreased right heart functional reserve, e.g. myocardial infarction and tamponade, right ventricular inflow or outflow obstruction, e.g. superior vena cava obstruction and pulmonary embolism, and