
Cardiac Auscultation in the Older Adult - Page 9 - Medscape
Jan 18, 2012 · The left lateral decubitus position increases murmur of mitral stenosis. Some people feel that the exercise component of moving into the left lateral decubitus position …
Geriatric Assessment: Abdominal and Rectal Examination
Aug 2, 2012 · Place your right hand along the left costal margin and roll the patient toward you with your left hand (to the right lateral decubitus position) as you feel for the spleen tip. Method 4.
Nonauscultatory Cardiac Exam: Assessing the Elderly Person
Jul 8, 2011 · You can check to see the apical impulse in forced expiration or in the left lateral decubitus position. You can also check after palpation. Examination of the Apical Impulse
The Basic Geriatric Respiratory Examination - Page 4 - Medscape
Nov 25, 2009 · Sometimes an elderly patient is too ill to sit up and percussion must be accomplished with the patient in the lateral decubitus position.
Cardiac Auscultation in the Older Adult - Page 2 - Medscape
Jan 18, 2012 · With the patient in the left lateral decubitus position, listen while you push your bell so that the skin is stretched and produces a diaphragm. An S4 should disappear or be …
Cardiac Auscultation in the Older Adult - Page 7 - Medscape
Jan 18, 2012 · (A mitral stenosis murmur is heard best at the apex, with the patient in left lateral decubitus position.)
Night Shift: Raised Head in Bed May Worsen Glaucoma - Medscape
Mar 10, 2025 · Patients were evaluated in seven positions: Sitting, supine flat, supine with a pillow, left lateral decubitus, right lateral decubitus, prone with head turned to the right, and …
Geriatric Assessment: Abdominal and Rectal Examination
Aug 2, 2012 · The Rectal Examination The left lateral decubitus position with the patient's knees pulled up is usually the most comfortable and modesty-preserving positioning for an elderly …
Can DSED Shorten Time in VF — and Save More Lives? - Medscape
Sep 3, 2025 · For example, in the DOSE-VF trial, a patient presented in VF and after three shocks with the pads placed in that anterior-lateral (AL) position, we moved the pads to an anterior …
Can Fracture Type Distinguish Mastocytosis and Osteoporosis?
Dec 29, 2025 · Patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis exhibit a distinct vertebral fracture pattern, marked by a predominance of biconcave fractures, differentiating it from primary …