Diseases of the chest and the principles of physical diagnosis . Fig. 122.—Stunted growth and bulging of the precordium resulting from mitral obstructionand insufficiency in a boy of fifteen years. Pulmon Anrtic valve. Fig. —showing partial overlapping of the aortic and pulmonic valvular orifices. The pulmonic is the most superficial of all the cardiac valves. stasis), digestive disturbances (portal congestion) and edema. Aorticlesions are characteristically associated with dyspnea on exertion, vertigo,flushing, palpitation, precordial oppression. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM 153 THE HEART—ANAT
Diseases of the chest and the principles of physical diagnosis . Fig. 122.—Stunted growth and bulging of the precordium resulting from mitral obstructionand insufficiency in a boy of fifteen years. Pulmon Anrtic valve. Fig. —showing partial overlapping of the aortic and pulmonic valvular orifices. The pulmonic is the most superficial of all the cardiac valves. stasis), digestive disturbances (portal congestion) and edema. Aorticlesions are characteristically associated with dyspnea on exertion, vertigo,flushing, palpitation, precordial oppression. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM 153 THE HEART—ANATOMICAL CONSIDERATIONS The heart lies obliquely placed behind the lower two-thirds of thesternum. It rests upon the upper surface of the diaphragm, two-thirdsof its bulk being placed to the left of the mid-sternal Hne. The base ex-tends from the lower border of the second left costal cartilage to the upper --r-jf^^
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