The nurse palpating the precordium of a 73-year-old client for the point of maximal intensity (PMI) would place the hands
A) at Erb's point in an elderly client.
B) at the level of the sternal manubrium.
C) at the fifth intercostal space, medial to the midclavicular line.
D) to the left of the angle of Louis.

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Also called the point of maximal impulse, the PMI, or apical impulse, is usually seen at the apex. The PMI is associated with left ventricular contraction and should appear at the fifth intercostal space medial to the left midclavicular line.

The Nurse Palpating the Precordium of a 73-Year-Old Client for the Point