@dr_mattbarrett: ⚠️ Tap here for the answer! ✅ Spoiler alert: Visible apex beat 🩺 FREE Never Forget Clinical Exam pages through my link in bio! Here we can see a visible pulsation at the fifth intercostal space mid-clavicular line. If this location seems familiar, it’s because it’s the location of the Apex of the heart (and the place where the mitral valve is heard loudest) The character of the apex beat can suggest particular conditions: ☑️ Normal: Localized at the 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line. ☑️ Displaced: Shifted by cardiac enlargement or mediastinal conditions. ☑️ Heaving: Sustained, from pressure overload (e.g., aortic stenosis). ☑️ Thrusting: Forceful, from volume overload (e.g., regurgitation). ☑️ Tapping: Palpable first heart sound (e.g., mitral stenosis). ☑️Diffuse: Widespread (e.g., cardiomyopathy). ☑️ Absent: Obscured by obesity or effusion. 🔥 Follow me Dr Matt Barrett to study medicine smarter! —————— #doctor #nurse #mbbs #medico #usmle #medical #medstudent

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