I have a test on the cardiac assessment. I practice on my family to hear the heart sounds and the Z landmarks, but I still have trouble. I think I know where the aortic and pulmonic valves are as well as the erbs point. as for the tricuspid valve, is it right below the erbs point, left of the breast? and the mitral valve is below the left nipple below the left breast at the midclavicular line??
roser13, ASN, RN 6,504 Posts Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC. Has 17 years experience. Apr 5, 2011 What does your textbook give as landmarks for these cardiac sounds?
barleynhopsBSN 77 Posts Specializes in Med/Surg. Apr 5, 2011 The way I learned it was this mnemonic: "Al Pacino Takes Medication." Aortic, Pulmonary, Tricuspid, and Mitral. Aortic 2nd intercostal R sternal borderPulmonary 2nd intercostal L sternal Tricuspid: 4th L sternal Mitral: 5th L midclavicular
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 20,908 Posts Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma. Has 43 years experience. Apr 5, 2011 http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Assessment/Assessing-heart-sounds/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/114145good luck......:heartbeat
psu_213, BSN, RN 3,878 Posts Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant. Has 14 years experience. Apr 5, 2011 It's been well detailed where the landmarks are....the mnemonic I learned was APE To Man to remember the order of them.... Good luck
samantha0890 53 Posts Apr 5, 2011 Our neumonic device was All Pigs Eat Too Much. :) Good luck! Once you get it down, it's a piece of cake!
carolmaccas66, BSN, RN 2,212 Posts Specializes in Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych. Apr 8, 2011 http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Assessment/Assessing-heart-sounds/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/114145good luck......:heartbeatVery good link, thank you.
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 20,908 Posts Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma. Has 43 years experience. Apr 8, 2011 Very good link, thank you.Glad to help! You're Welcome!:redpinkhe Since I became ill and unable to work.............It helps me feel like I'm still a Nurse and doing my job.
