Thursday, December 31, 2009

Auscultatory areas

Thanks to anonymous reader for correcting a major error in this post.
Auscultatory areas starting from left 2nd intercostal space:
Remember: All Patients Take Medicines
Aortic - Pulmonary - Tricuspid - Mitral
Note:
  • Only Aortic area is on right ; Remember that All stands for aortic area - read as Aortic ll (Second) ; Because it's in 2nd IC space !
  • If you want to remember the other intercostal spaces where the auscultatory areas on left are situated just remember " Lot no.245 " - Left 2, 4, 5 IC spaces in that order for Pulmonary, Tricuspid, Mitral in that order of All Patients Take Medicine.
  • Confusion buster: Please note that Aorta arises from left ventricle, but auscultatory area is on right side. Note the same problem with Pulmonary artery.
  • Also check our older posts - Aorta and IVC : left or right ? 

2 comments :

Anonymous said...

i tought the aortic area is on the right side of the chest and others on the left?
except for tricuspid,on the lower part of the sternum.
correct me if i'm wrong,thank you.

Dr. Shajil said...

THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT THIS MISTAKE, IT HAS BEEN RECTIFIED. MY SINCERE APPOLOGIES.

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