During an assessment, the nurse notes that the patient's apical impulse is laterally displaced and is palpable over a wide area. What does this finding indicate?

A) Systemic hypertension
B) Pulmonic hypertension
C) Pressure overload, as in aortic stenosis
D) Volume overload, as in heart failure

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Kianacel Colocar · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  With volume overload, as in heart failure and cardiomyopathy, cardiac enlargement laterally displaces the apical impulse and is palpable over a wider area when left ventricular hypertrophy and dilation are present. A thrill in the second and third right interspaces occurs with systemic hypertension and aortic stenosis and a thrill in the second and third   left interspaces occurs with pulmonic hypertension.

During an assessment, the nurse notes that the patient's apical impulse is laterally displaced and is palpable over a wide area. What does this finding indicate?

A) Systemic hypertension
B) Pulmonic hypertension
C) Pressure overload, as in aortic stenosis
D) Volume overload, as in heart failure

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During an assessment, the nurse notes that the patient's apical impulse is laterally displaced and is palpable over a wide area. What does this finding indicate?A) Systemic hypertensionB) Pulmonic hypertensionC) Pressure overload, as in aortic stenosisD) Volume overload, as in heart failure

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During an assessment, the nurse notes that the patient's apical impulse is laterally displaced and is palpable over a wide area. What does this finding indicate?

A) Systemic hypertension
B) Pulmonic hypertension
C) Pressure overload, as in aortic stenosis
D) Volume overload, as in heart failure