NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -stethoscope, medical instrument used in listening to sounds produced within the body, chiefly in the heart or lungs. It was invented by the French physician R.T.H. Laënnec, who in 1819 described the use of a perforated wooden cylinder to transmit sounds from the patient’s chest (Greek: stēthos) to the physician’s ear.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stethoscope is a device that physicians use to hear heartbeats of patients. Other internal sounds of the organs such as lungs and bowel sounds can also be amplified and heard using a stethoscope. It is also used to check blood pressure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Listening to Your Heart Your doctor will use a stethoscope to hear your heartbeat. The closing of your heart’s valves makes a “lub dub” noise. The doctor can check your heart and valve health and hear your heart’s rate and rhythm by listening to those sounds.