stethoscopes
Heart and lung
Stethoscopes are medical instruments used to listen to sounds inside the body—heartbeat, breathing, blood flow, intestinal activity.
The device consists of a chest piece that amplifies sound, connected by tubing to earpieces worn by the examiner.
The stethoscope remains the iconic symbol of physicians and nurses: The doctor draped her stethoscope around her neck.
In-ear listening devices
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
- chestpieceStethoscope's sound collector
binaural · headset · acoustic · membrane · eartips · stem · resonator · neonatal
Medical listening examination
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- pulseArterial blood throb
breath sounds · arrhythmia · wheeze · crackles · blood pressure · cardiac · respiratory · diagnosis
Licensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
- pediatricianPhysician for children
clinician · hospital · clinic · examination room · white coat · rounds · bedside · patient
New device or method
- monauralSingle-channel audio
- woodenMade from timber
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
cylinder · rolled paper · percussion · clinical medicine · tuberculosis · innovation
Curative substance or practice
- healingRestoration of health
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- medical professionHealthcare work as career
- trustConfidence in another
authority · caduceus · medical school · graduation · white coat ceremony · professionalism · compassion · caregiving
earpieces
In-ear listening devices
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
chestpiece · binaural · headset · acoustic · membrane · eartips · stem · resonator · neonatal · amplification
auscultation
Medical listening examination
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
breath sounds · pulse · arrhythmia · wheeze · crackles · blood pressure · cardiac · respiratory · diagnosis · listening
physician
Licensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
pediatrician · clinician · hospital · clinic · examination room · white coat · rounds · bedside · patient · checkup
invention
New device or method
- monauralSingle-channel audio
- woodenMade from timber
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
French · cylinder · rolled paper · percussion · clinical medicine · tuberculosis · innovation
medicine
Curative substance or practice
- healingRestoration of health
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- medical professionHealthcare work as career
trust · authority · caduceus · medical school · graduation · white coat ceremony · professionalism · compassion · caregiving
- Hospital Wardsnurses, doctors, patients, hospital beds, monitors
- specialized equipmentmedical devices, lab equipment, surgical tools, scalpels, MRI machines
- veterinary suppliesheartworm medicine, rabies shot, ear drops, flea drops, flea control
- nursing schooldiploma programs, accelerated programs, online programs, clinical rotations, anatomy labs
- pediatric equipmentbaby monitors, growth charts, feeding tubes
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
stethoscopesCT scanners
Devices creating internal body slices
imaging devices · PET scanners · fluoroscopes · MRI scanners · MRI machines