You would expect to locate the apical impulse on 2-year-old Joseph's chest at the
a. fourth intercostal space just left of the midclavicular line.
b. fourth intercostal space just right of the midclavicular line.
c. fifth intercostal space just left of the midclavicular line.
d. fifth intercostal space just right of the midclavicular line.
A
In both infants and toddlers, the apical impulse is located at the fourth intercostal space and just left of the midclavicular line. The apical pulse of a child 7 years or older is at the fifth intercostal space and to the right of the midclavicular line.
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