Doctors have been listening to the sounds our bodies make for years. Before the invention of stethoscopes, they simply put their ears to their patients' chests or abdomens. The technical term for this ...

Cardiac auscultation is a skill that is sadly unappreciated by many clinicians. There are a variety of reasons that account for this attitude. These include (1) the difficulty of learning auscultation ...

Chest auscultation has long been considered a useful part of the physical examination, going back to the time of Hippocrates. However, it did not become a widespread practice until the invention of ...

In school children, cardiac auscultation by machine (Phonocardioscan) has shown promise as a screening procedure. To determine its effectiveness as a screening procedure in adults, results obtained by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The stethoscope is considered to be the first diagnostic tool introduced into modern medicine. From the Greek ...

All right-sided murmurs increase with inspiration (Carvallo sign). Many left-sided murmurs decrease with inspiration, but they may be very difficult to hear. Therefore, respiratory variation can help ...

Tqeaching Heart Auscultation to Health Professionals: Methods for Improving the Practice of an Ancient but Critical Skill. John P. Finley, editor. Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association; 2011 The ...

Chest auscultation is frequently used in the clinical examination of patients. This article explains the clinical procedure for chest auscultation and provides a guide to interpreting findings.

Intermittent auscultation, in which the baby’s heartbeat is monitored using a sonic aid or Doppler probe, outperforms more modern methods at reducing the number of emergency caesarean sections in ...