In which of the following locations could the nurse best auscultate the point of maximum impulse (PMI) in an adult patient?
a. Fourth intercostal space, left of the midclavicular line
b. Fifth intercostal space, medial to the left midclavicular line
c. Second intercostal space, right of the midclavicular line
d. Third intercostal space, right of the midclavicular line
B
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A The PMI of an 8-year-old child is more likely to be located at the fifth intercostal space, left of the midclavicular line.
B In the adult patient, the PMI is located at the fifth intercostal space, medial to the left midclavicular line.
C The PMI is not located to the right of the midclavicular line.
D The PMI of an infant is at the third or fourth intercostal space, left of the midclavicular line.
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