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Stethoscope
This device invented by laennec enables a physician to hear the focused sounds made within the body. The bell, diaphragm, and earpieces have changed much in history bt the principles are the same. It's still an amazing instrument. Now that the head mirror has become hard to find, the stethoscope is perhaps the most iconic symbol of a physican.
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What stethoscope to buy is the best?
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Whichh type of littmann stethoscope is best for the ems field?
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What are the differences between a single and double sided stethoscope?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Where is the best place to buy a stethoscope? Online? In terms of quality and price wise?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can doctors diagnose an illness using just a stethoscope?
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A 16-year old male asked:
How do I use a stethoscope? What things can I check or hear with it? For no important purpose, just have nothing better to do with my life.
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A 51-year old asked:
How many doctors use electronic stethoscopes?
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A 35-year old asked:
What brand of stethoscope would be good for nursing student?
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A 30-year old female asked:
What diagnostic tests are being used to measure heartbeats more accurate than stethoscope?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I'm hypertensive. I own stethoscope & aneroid sphygmometer. I manually measure my BP alone. Will the results be accurate if I'm the one taking my BP?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can stethoscope be used to detect fetal pole?
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A 39-year old asked:
I'm starting nursing school soon and need a stethoscope. what's a good brand?
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A 39-year old asked:
Where on a woman's chest should you place a stethoscope to hear her heartbeat?
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A 39-year old asked:
Will a pediatric stethoscope hear just as well as a full-sized one, on an older child, for home use?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can you hear babies cry through a stethoscope?
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A 30-year old asked:
When can you hear a fetal heartbeat with stethoscope?
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A 27-year old male asked:
What can a stethoscope find out about ur heart & lungs help...
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can mvp without regurgitation be diagnosed just by stethoscope? Does it have murmur?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Is it possible for your heart to make noises that you can hear without a stethoscope?
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A 21-year old male asked:
What does it mean when you use a stethoscope and hear what sounds like bowl sound (gurgling) in the lungs?
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A 25-year old female asked:
While laying on left side before going to sleep I can always hear my heartbeat without a stethoscope. Normal??
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A 45-year old female asked:
Is trivial to mild mitral regurgitation usually audible to a cardio with a stethoscope? Is this something that normally progresses?
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A 18-year old male asked:
The doctors examined me with the stethoscope and symptoms and said it might be anxiety,I still can't breath properlly(I keep having slow big breathes)?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can you hear heart failure with a stethoscope,?
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A 39-year old asked:
Do docs use the diaphragm of a stethoscope to assess for femoral pulses ?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can you hear your baby's heart beat with a stethoscope at 20 weeks? I'm thin.
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A 36-year old asked:
Can a dr tell tell using a stethoscope if someone has congestive heart failure?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Can a doctor be able to tell if I have an irregular heartbeat with a stethoscope?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Would you be able to hear a serious heart problem with a stethoscope? And make a diagnosis
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A 33-year old female asked:
I went to my ENT dr today and he useda stethoscope on the upper part if my chest. What was he doing?
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