A nurse can best auscultate the point of maximum impulse (PMI)in a teenager at the _____ intercostal space,_____ midclavicular line.

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The point of maximal impulse (PMI)is palpable at the fifth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line in adults and children older than 7 years of age.In children younger than age 7 the PMI is at the fourth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line

A Nurse Can Best Auscultate the Point of Maximum Impulse