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auscultation

Procedure for detecting certain defects or conditions by listening for normal and abnormal heart, breath, bowel, fetal, and other sounds in the body. The invention of the stethoscope in 1819 improved and expanded this practice, still very useful despite the great technological advances in other means of diagnosis.

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auscultation
Jan 01, 2001; auscultation is the act of listening to sounds generated within the body, generally for the purpose of diagnosis of disease. It...
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A new multimedia tool can improve student skills in cardiac auscultation.
Aug 21, 2004; 2004 AUG 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers develop a new multimedia method of teaching cardiac auscultation to...
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immediate auscultation
Oct 01, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 immediate auscultation, a method of checking a patient by placing an ear or stethoscope...
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Interrater reliability of auscultation of breath sounds among physical therapists.
Dec 01, 1995; [Brooks D, Thomas J. Interrater reliability of auscultation of breath sounds among physical therapists. Phys Ther. 1995;...
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Auscultation vs. fetal heart monitoring. (Guest Editorial).
Nov 15, 2001; Fetal heart rate monitoring is equally effective whether done electronically or by auscultation, according to many publications....
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