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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. 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]

  4. 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).

  5. 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 ...

  6. Pneumothorax - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp, one-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. [2] In a minority of cases, a one-way valve is formed by an area of damaged tissue , and the amount of air in the space between chest wall and lungs increases; this is called a tension pneumothorax. [ 3 ]

  7. Shoulder problem - Wikipedia

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    Medical history (the patient tells the doctor about an injury). For shoulder problems the medical history includes the patient's age, dominant hand, if injury affects normal work/activities as well as details on the actual shoulder problem including acute versus chronic and the presence of shoulder catching, instability, locking, pain, paresthesias (burning sensation), stiffness, swelling, and ...

  8. Spinal cord injury - Wikipedia

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    Additional symptoms of cervical injuries include low heart rate, low blood pressure, problems regulating body temperature, and breathing dysfunction. [46] If the injury is high enough in the neck to impair the muscles involved in breathing, the person may not be able to breathe without the help of an endotracheal tube and mechanical ventilator ...

  9. Chest pain - Wikipedia

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    Psychogenic causes of chest pain can include panic attacks; however, this is a diagnosis of exclusion. [12] In children, the most common causes for chest pain are musculoskeletal (76–89%), exercise-induced asthma (4–12%), gastrointestinal illness (8%), and psychogenic causes (4%). [13] Chest pain in children can also have congenital causes.

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