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 ...
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 ...
Editor's Note: Before reading this article, it is recommended that readers first review "Nonauscultatory Cardiac Exam: Assessing the Elderly Person," previously published on Medscape. As with most ...
Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important problem in developing countries; however, many cases are detected only when the disease has progressed to cardiac failure. Screening can detect ...
Heart auscultation by primary care providers detected heart murmurs in nearly 1 in 4 individuals in a Norwegian population. While murmurs were particularly useful for detecting aortic stenosis, their ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objective To compare the effect of admission cardiotocography and Doppler auscultation of the fetal heart on neonatal outcome and levels of ...
Auscultation of the heart is undertaken to establish whether the heart sounds are normal and if there are any addit… AbstractVOL: 103, ISSUE: 28, PAGE NO: 26Author Phil Jevon, PGCE, BSc, RN, is ...
The stethoscope: a mandatory addition to any Halloween doctor costume, but not the first thing that springs to mind when one thinks of modern medicine. “Is it a diagnostic tool or a fashion accessory?
When a doctor puts a stethoscope on a patient's chest, he or she usually asks the patient to breathe in deeply and breathe out slowly. This is quite common when a patient has a cold or serious cough: ...