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Can anyone tell me that where is the precise location of aortic valve so that i can put the stethoscope in the right area. i find it at mid chest.
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Ausc: roughly 4th intercostal space just to the left of the sternum.
Answered 1/31/2015
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What will you hear?: The aortic valve is typically in the upper mid chest but murmurs from this valve are typically best heard in the upper right chest near the sternum and the lower left chest between the left breast and the sternum.
Answered 1/31/2015
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