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Heart sounds are most easily heard by placing a stethoscope?
Apex
What produce the heart sounds heard with a stethoscope?
The valves opening and closing
How is atelectasis diagnosed?
When the doctor listens to the lungs through a stethoscope (ausculation), diminished or bronchial breath sounds may be heard. By tapping on the chest (percussion) while listening through the stethoscope, the doctor can often tell if the lung is collapsed
What is korotkoff sounds?
Korotkoff sounds are the sounds heard through a stethoscope during the measurement of blood pressure. They are created by the turbulent flow of blood through the constricted artery when the cuff is gradually deflated. These sounds are used to determine systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings.
What is discoverable using an amplified stethoscope?
The sounds of the Heart, lungs, circulatory and gastrointestinal systems are heard using the amplified stethoscope. It makes it easier for a medical professional to hear the sounds that are produced by these systems in the body.
What causes the sounds that are normally heard when listening to the heart through a stethoscope?
The sound is caused by the closing of valves in the heart.
What is the first beat heard through a stethoscope when taking blood pressure?
systolic
What can cause the breathing problem called rales?
Pneumonia is the typical condition that causes rales. Rales sound a little like Rice Krispies when heard through the stethoscope.
Can wheezing be heard by the naked ear through auscultation only?
Yes, wheezing can be heard with the naked ear through auscultation, which involves using a stethoscope to listen to sounds within the body. Wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound typically heard when there is narrowing or blockage in the airways, such as in conditions like asthma or COPD.
Sounds heard over a blood vessel when the vessel is partially compressed?
These sounds are called bruit and are listened to using a stethoscope. Bruit indicates partial arterial obstruction.
What syndrome has symptoms of abnormal sounds heard from the chest when listening with a stethoscope which indicate that the mitral valve is not closing properly?
Barlow Syndrome
What is the functions of tubing in a stethoscope?
The function of the tubing in a stethoscope is to magnify the sound waves by making them narrow enough to be heard at an accurate timing through the ear canal.
