Identify the True Statements About Pediatric Cardiac Assessment

Multiple Choice

Identify the true statements about pediatric cardiac assessment. Select all that apply.

A) Normal heart sounds are best heard with the bell of the stethoscope at all landmarks.
B) For children age 7 and older, the mitral area is located at or near the 3rd left intercostal space
C) Normally, pulsations are felt at the five landmarks on the chest wall next to the sternal border.
D) Erb's point is at the left sternal border in the 5th intercostal space at the apex of the heart.
E) For children up to age 7, the mitral area is located at or near the 4th intercostal space.