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Where does a doctor place the end of stethoscope to listen the heart?
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∙ 14y ago
Heart sounds can be heard at different places, including below and to the left of the nipple of the left breast, in the dip just below each shoulder (where doctors can also listen to breath sounds in the upper lobes of the lungs), and on other sites across both sides of the chest.
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∙ 11y agoYou listen to the mitral valve by placing your stethoscope in the mic clavicular line between the 5th and 6th ribs.
See the website in the related link below for a great diagram and discussion.
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∙ 15y ago5th intercostal space, mid clavicular line or just below the nipple.
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∙ 11y agoput your stethoscope on the left lower sternal border
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∙ 10y agoOn the body, over the organ(s) the doctor wants to listen to. Usually the chest or the back for lungs and heart.
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∙ 12y agoFemoral artery
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∙ 11y ago4th or 5th left intercostal space
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How do you listen to the Heart Beat?
Place a stethoscope on your chest where you can feel the heart beat and you will hear it.
How do you hear your own heart beat?
Take a stethoscope and place it on your heart.
How do you perform auscultation?
To perform auscultation, place a stethoscope on the skin to listen to sounds produced by the body, such as the heart, lungs, or intestines. Make sure the area is quiet, and be sure to listen for the specific sounds associated with each body system. Adjust the pressure of the stethoscope as needed to clearly hear the sounds.
What was first stethoscope made of?
Wood. It was a carved wooden funnel that the doctor would place on your chest to listen to your heart beat.The first stethoscopes were metal or wooden pipes with a funnel shaped opening, that was placed against the patient's chest, with the narrow end placed in the doctor's ear. It was basically similar to an ear-Trumpet as used by the hard of hearing.
How do you count ventricular rate of heart?
Place the stethoscope over the heart (left side of the chest) and count the heart beat for a full minute.
How do you hear a horse's heart beat?
Stick your head on his chest :) A human stethoscope will work, so will a childs plastic one, at worst in an emergency use a plastic or glass cup, place the mouth on his chest near his heart and place your ear on the bottom - like when you used to try and listen through walls when you were a kid. Or take his pulse :)
Is there a cure for heart murmur?
A heart murmur is a condition where blood flow taking place across the heart valve is loud enough to be audible without a stethoscope. They are often harmless, or they can be symptoms of another condition, in which case they'd be treated according to that condition.
What was the first stethoscope made of?
Back in the day there was a male doctor who was too embarrassed to put his ear to a lady's chest to check her heartbeat, so he used a small tube instead. Then it caught on and lots of doctors were using it. Then it got improved and things like the metal part and the ear pieces were used. The translation of stethoscope in Greek is actually "chest examination".
How do you check for the baby's heart beat?
There are heart rate monitors that you can purchase that magnify the baby's heart rate, just like the one your doctor uses. You can also hear the baby's heart rate with a stethoscope. Have your doctor show you the difference between hearing the baby and hearing the placenta. The babies heart rate is faster 120 to 160 beats per minute. The placenta pulses with your heart rate and sometimes is louder than the baby. If you have any concerns the movements of the baby are a good indication all is well with your baby. Tell your doctor any of your concerns. It is normal to have them. But real worries should be brought to your doctors attention. Mothers are amazingly perceptive/sensitive to their baby's well being even before birth.
How does stethoscope measure heart rate?
The stethoscope itself does not measure the heart rate, it faciltates the user of the device to measure your heart rate through listening to the beating of your heart. The health care practioner places the stethoscope chest piece on your heart, typically at the apex or bottom of the heart beneath the left breast where your left ventricle is located and then counts the heartbeats, typically for a minute or so. As well, while listening to your heartbeat at the chest, the examiner will also count your peripheral pulsations at the wrist and/or carotid (neck) to assess your pulse rate to check for potential differences between the heart rate and pulse rate. Normally the heart rate at the chest and pulse rate at peripheral body locations are in sync in healthy people without cardiovascular disease.
Does a surgical technologist use a stethoscope?
The simple answer is no. Surgical Technologists set up the sterile field before an operation, they pass instruments to surgeons during operations, and they serve as the surgeons' first assistant if a surgical resident is not observing the procedure.
What is the best place to listen to the apical heart rate?
to the left of the subclavian at the 2nd and 3rd intercostal space
