PATHOLOGY MCQ
HEART
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Question
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What instrument is used to listen to a heartbeat?
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Stereoscopic
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Stereophonic
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Stethoscope
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -The stethoscope is the instrument used to measure the heartbeat rate.
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