Question

Question 11.

List three different contributions of stethoscope to modern medicine

Answer 1

Sthethocope   is  an improvised hollow tube device that are used by physician as well as health care workers and was developed in 1816 by a French physician, René Laënnec. Later the stethoscope with its specific disc-shaped resonator as well as the two tubes connected to earpieces has become the specific symbol of the medical profession.

1. Stethoscope is now the symbol of tge medical profession and is helpful in identifying the medical professionals with this specific symbol
2. Stethoscope is helpful in diagnosis of the cardiovascular condition like atrial fibrillation and many other conditions. As the heart has 2 normal sounds that are S1 and S2 and individual with abnormal heart sound like S3 and S4 can be heard with the help of a stethoscope and is useful to diagnose the specific conditions that the individual is affected from .
3. It is helpful in the diagnosis if condition that affect the lungs of the individual and major normal breath sound like vesicular , broncuial etc can be heard as well as abnormal breath sound like crackle , as well as strider and a can eb heard with the help of stethoscope and this will help in the diagnosis. It will also help to find if secretion and fluid accumulation is present in it
4. It is use for the finding of bowel sounds and also for teh number if bowel sounds in the individual. This is most useful in postoperative condition to find if bowel sound is present to. Provide food to the patient
5. To find if the NG tube if the patient is in the digestive Tract or in the lungs by listening to the WHOOSH. Sound when injecting air into it