How did a physician listen to a patient’s heartbeat or breathing before the invention of the stethoscope? He listened, he put his ear right down on the patient’s chest, and pressed his fingers against ...
(THE CONVERSATION) When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale sign that they’re a clinician. This medical device has been around for over 200 years and ...
Valentina Dargam, Florida International University and Joshua Hutcheson, Florida International University When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale ...