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Almost all medical equipment is made of stainless steel. It's a metal that is easy to sterilize and doeesn't react with most stuff. The flexible parts of the stethoscope are rubber or plastic tubing but, the part that actually picks up and transfers the sounds to the ears is usually either a plastic disk or, sometimes, just a hollow opening. Other types of stehoscopes, such as used by mechanics for listening to noises within mechanical devices (like engines and gear boxes and tanks, etc.) often have a metal probe that allows the user to access additional parts of the things he/she wants to listen to. Early stethoscopes were just wooden rods, a few inches long, with a flared end (sort of like an oversized Golf tee) that the doctor would place againgst the patient's chest and the other end to his ear.
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What is a piece of medical equipment used to listen to your chest it has to end with scope?
stethoscope
What did doctor use ti listen to your heartbeat?
They just put their ear to the chest, often with a thin piece of cloth in between.
What is a sentence with the word stethoscope?
The doctor used a stethoscope to listen to my heartbeat during the examination.
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.
Inventor of stethescope?
The stethoscope was invented by Rene Laennec in 1816. It was made from a wood tube that was placed against the patients chest to listen to the heart.
Who made the first stethoscope and when Was it at all similar to the type of stethoscope we see today?
The origins of the stethoscope date back to 1816 in France. French doctor Rene Laennic invented the first device for listening to a subject's chest. His first stethoscope was little more than a tube created out of rolled paper. The first stethoscope was made by Rene’ Laennec in 1816. It was different to todays models as it was monoaural or one earpiece. His discover was actually made of stacked paper rolled into a cylinder shape, but he soon began to manufacture them made from wood. Binaural stethoscopes first appeared in the 1850's or 1860's and eventually developed into what we see today.
What is the definition of stethoscope?
An instrument used in auscultation for examining the organs of the chest, as the heart and lungs, by conveying to the ear of the examiner the sounds produced in the thorax., To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope.
How does a stethoscope transmit sound?
When a doctor or nurse places a stethoscope diaphragm on a patient's chest, sound waves traveling through the patient's body cause the flat surface of the diaphragm to vibrate.When a doctor or nurse places a stethoscope diaphragm on a patient's chest, sound waves traveling through the patient's body cause the flat surface of the diaphragm to vibrate.
What was made the stethoscope?
Wood
How was the first stethoscope made?
The first stethoscope was carved out of wood, in the shape of a trumpet or funnel.
What are major parts or components of a stethoscope?
The parts of a stethoscope(distal to proximal) are:1. Chest piece2. Tubing3. Ear tubes(binaural)4. Ear pieces5. (The most important part)1. Chest piece:Is applied to the chest. It consists of a diaphragm(for high pitched sounds) and a bell(for low pitched sounds) OR a just a diaphragm. The diaphragm is flat, about 5 cm(2 inches) in diameter. The other side has a bell, which is conical in shape, about 2.5cm(1 inch) in diameter. [can be compared to a microphone which receives sounds!!]2. Tubing:Is usually made of PVC, is about 45cm long and splits to attach to the two ear-tubes.3. Ear tubes:Two in number, usually made of steel, conduct and amplify the sounds transmitted by the tubing. sometimes has a spring in between to maintain shape and fit snugly over the ears.4. Ear pieces:Two in number, each attached to the ear tube on either side. Fits snugly in the ear. Can be hard or soft type.(These must face forwards and medially - the direction of the external ear canal)5. The Most Important Part! :You might be wondering what else is left in the stethoscope, that too MOST IMPORTANT???It's the part between the ears!!!!Yes, the brain of the examiner. Without it having proper knowledge, a keen sense of observation, and the ability to deduce, it's impossible to assess what's happening beyond the chest-piece!!
Where is the stethoscope placed when taking an apical pulse?
The pulse taken at the apex of the heart using a stethoscope is called an apical pulse.
