No, two fingers are the best method for checking pulse on your neck (external carotid artery). A stethescope is not effective at checking a pulse, it is used to hear the heart, or hear abnormal arterial sounds such as bruis.
Heart sounds are created primarily from turbulence in blood flow created by the closures of the valves.
what are fetal heart
Understanding Pediatric Heart Sounds was created in 2003.
Two sounds
Understanding Pediatric Heart Sounds has 237 pages.
valves
The normal heart sounds are described as a lubb dubb. These sounds are due to the closing of the valves. If a murmur is heard, the valves are not closing properly and there is a back flow of blood. Also if the normal heart sounds are not in a rhythm, there is something wrong with the way the heart is working.
If he puts the flat side to your back or chesy, he's checking your lungs, if he puts the open side (the one with the indent in it) to your chest, he's checking your heart.
relaxation and contraction of the heart
true. Heart sounds or lubb dubb are created when the valves of the heart snap shut
Such questions will continue to come from senior doctors. When you listen some abnormal heart sounds, you should go for ecocardiogram of the patient. With Doppler study, you will get complete information of the defects and blood flow of the heart. You have to listen heart sounds very routinely to know the 'normal' heart sounds. There is no short cut for the same.