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In such a case, the precordium is on the right side as well.

The precordium is naturally a cardiac area of dullness.

A thrill might be present when palpating at the apical region of the precordium.

One electrode is placed over the left precordium (the lower part of the chest, in front of the heart).

A hyperdynamic precordium reflects a large volume change.

Direction of impact over the precordium (precise area, angle of impact)

There were decreased breath sounds with mild bibasilar rales and a hyperdynamic precordium.

A more anatomic definition of precordium, is that it is the area of the anterior chest wall over the heart.

In anatomy, the precordium (praecordium in British English) is the portion of the body over the heart and lower chest.

Then inspect the precordium for:

Hyperdynamic precordium can also be due to hyperthyroidism, and thus indicates an increased cardiac contractility, with systolic hypertension.

The normal apex beat can be palpated in the precordium left 5th intercostal space, at the point of intersection with the left midclavicular line.

Mitral regurgitation typically is a holosystolic murmur heard best at the apex, and may radiate to the axilla or precordium.

• Carotid bruits Inspection of Precordium (Anterior Chest)

Other examples include Commotio cordis, a sudden cardiac arrest caused by a blunt, non-penetrating trauma to the precordium, which causes ventricular fibrillation of the heart.

LAHB may be a cause of poor R wave progression across the precordium causing a pseudoinfarction pattern mimicking an anteroseptal infarction.

The examination generally covers two systems: the central cardiovascular system (head, neck and precordium [anterior chest]) and the peripheral vascular system (extremities).

Auscultation of the precordium detected a loud fixed split second heart sound in the left upper parasternal area and a II/VI diastolic decrescendo murmur.

Impact energies of at least 50 joules are estimated to be required to cause cardiac arrest, when applied in the right time and spot of the precordium of an adult.

Hyperdynamic precordium is a condition where the precordium (the area of the chest over the heart) moves too much (is hyper dynamic) due to some pathology of the heart.

Hamman's murmur, also known as Laënnec-Hamman symptom, Laënnec-Müller-von Bergmann-Hamman symptom, or Hamman's crunch is a crunching sound heard over the precordium due to spontaneous mediastinal emphysema.

Hamman's sign (rarely, Hammond's sign or Hammond's crunch) is a crunching, rasping sound, synchronous with the heartbeat, heard over the precordium in spontaneous mediastinal emphysema produced by the heart beating against air-filled tissues.

About 25% of patients in cardiac arrest who received a thump on the precordium regained cardiac function (Scherf and Bornemann, 1960); there is no evidence that the precordial thump improves recovery in unwitnessed cardiac arrest.

Commotio cordis may also occur in other situations, such as in children who are punished with blows over the precordium, cases of torture, and frontal collisions of motor vehicles (the impact of the steering wheel against the thorax, although this has decreased substantially with the use of safety belts and air bags).

In contrast, the precordial thump (hard blows given over the precordium with a closed fist to revert cardiac arrest) is a sanctioned procedure for emergency resuscitation by trained health professionals witnessing a monitored arrest when no equipment is at hand, endorsed by the latest guidelines of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.