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Apical pulse

*Most accurate pulse ponit in the body*.
Apical pulse 

 *Apical pulse obtained*.
 _Left fifth intercostal space in the midclavicular line_ .

The apical pulse is also *the location of PMI (point of maximal impulse)* and is at the apex of the heart.

Apical pulse is auscultated with a stethoscope over the chest where the heart's *mitral valve* is best heard.

 *In infants and young children,*
 the apical pulse is located at the fourth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line.

Apical pulse

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