The nurse who is assessing the point of maximum impulse (PMI) will best palpate the PMI where?
A) Left midclavicular line of the chest wall at the seventh intercostal space
B) Left midclavicular line of the chest wall at the fifth intercostal space
C) Right midclavicular line of the chest wall at the seventh intercostal space
D) Right midclavicular line of the chest wall at the fifth intercostal space
Ans: B
Feedback: The left ventricle is responsible for the apical beat or the point of maximum impulse, which is normally palpated in the left midclavicular line of the chest wall at the fifth intercostal space.
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