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2. Cardiac examination - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac examination. In medicine, the cardiac examination, also precordial exam, is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with chest pain suggestive of a cardiovascular pathology. It would typically be modified depending on the indication and integrated with other examinations especially the respiratory ...

3. Cardiovascular examination - Wikipedia

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   The cardiac examination (also known as the precordial exam), involves examination of a person for signs of diseases of the heart. The chest is the main area that will be examined, but other areas that will be examined include the hands, head and ankles.

4. Parasternal heave - Wikipedia

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   Parasternal heave. A parasternal heave, lift, [1] or thrust [2] is a precordial impulse that may be felt (palpated) in patients with cardiac or respiratory disease. Precordial impulses are visible or palpable pulsations of the chest wall, which originate on the heart or the great vessels. [3]

5. What Is Precordial Catch Syndrome? - WebMD

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   The telltale symptom of precordial catch syndrome is a sharp pain in the left side of your chest near your heart. You may be able to pinpoint the pain to one small area. It won’t radiate to ...

6. Precordial Catch Syndrome: Symptoms, Cause, and Treatments

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   severe headache. shortness of breath. It could be a heart attack or another heart-related crisis. If your child’s chest pain is caused by precordial catch syndrome, the doctor will be able to ...

7. Precordium - Wikipedia

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   Precordium. In anatomy, the precordium or praecordium is the portion of the body over the heart and lower chest. [1] Defined anatomically, it is the area of the anterior chest wall over the heart. It is therefore usually on the left side, except in conditions like dextrocardia, where the individual's heart is on the right side.

8. Atypical Chest Pain: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Outlook

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   To determine whether the atypical chest pain has cardiac causes, a doctor will initially conduct an electrocardiogram along with blood tests, including a cardiac enzyme (troponin) test.

9. Atrial Premature Complexes: Causes, Symptoms & Diagnosis

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   skipping or racing sensation near the heart, accompanied by fainting or lightheadedness. becoming sweaty or pale when you notice your heartbeats have changed pace. chest pain. difficulty breathing ...