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Stethoscope
A Stethoscope
is an instrument used to magnify sounds that are generated
from within the body! Some of the organs and areas of the body
for which a
stethoscope can be used to diagnose illness
and problems are the following:
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Heart
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Lungs
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Digestive Tract
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Arteries
(blood pressure)
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Consider the following parts and types of
Stethoscopes:
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Bell
(cup
shaped part at the end of the tubbing)
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Diaphragm
(flat
part at the end of the tubing with plast drum-like covering)
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Tubing
(transmits sound from the diaphragm to the earpieces)
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Earpieces
(fit
into the ears to allow magnified sound to be heard)
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Allheart
Stethoscopes
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3M
Littman Stthoscopes
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Heine
Stethoscopes
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Welch
Allen Stethoscopes
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Phillips
Stethoscopes
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W.A.
Baum Stethoscopes
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