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in cardiac physical exam - no "cupping"? - mem
Posted: Jul 23, 2013New one on me
Like coupled heartbeats, bigeminy.nm - mtwith6yearstogo
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mem, where in the exam are we? - sm
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Are we talking about heart sounds? EKG? Please give the sentence and surrounding sentences.
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