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Can doctors diagnose an illness using just a stethoscope?

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Dr. William Harris answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Absolutely, Yes!: Absence of bowel sounds = ileus. Absence of breath sounds = pneumonia. Wheezing lungs = asthma. Heart murmurs = valvular disease. Bruits = atherosclerosis. Rales = congestive heart failure.

Answered 6/20/2017

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