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Paying Lip Service to Aortic Regurgitation

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To visualize the capillary pulsationsof aortic regurgitation, stretch the patient’slower lip out and carefully encloseit between 2 glass slides.

To visualize the capillary pulsationsof aortic regurgitation, stretch the patient'slower lip out and carefully encloseit between 2 glass slides. Gentlyexert a small amount of pressure onthe top slide to observe the dancingcapillary pulsations in the lip.-- Mohammed M. Basha, MD
   Gainesville, Fla

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