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auscultationProcedure 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. auscultation the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Resting heart rate was measured by palpation of the radial artery, and blood pressure was auscultated at the brachial artery and measured with a mercury sphygmomanometer. They should consider the patient's age, pathology, and posture as well as the lung volume and inspiratory flow rate when the lung sounds were auscultated. The lungs are auscultated for the presence of crackles and wheezes, and the quality and productivity of coughing and the quantity and consistency of sputum are evaluated. |
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