Stethoscope WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Stethoscope and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute: History of Stethoscopes and Sphygmomanometers hhmi.org - History of Stethoscopes and Sphygmomanometers
  2. Student BMJ: How to Use A Stethoscope student.bmj.com - How to Use A Stethoscope
  3. MedicineNet: Stethoscope Definition medterms.com - Stethoscope Definition
  4. WiseGeek: What is A Stethoscope wisegeek.com - What is A Stethoscope
  5. KidsHealth: Word! Stethoscope kidshealth.org - Word! Stethoscope
  6. Health Ink & Vitality Communications (via St. John Health): Why the Doctor Uses a Stethoscope? stjohn.org - Why the Doctor Uses a Stethoscope?
  7. Wikipedia: Stethoscope en.wikipedia.org - Stethoscope
  1. Nominate a Link


Success!

Thanks for helping us improve this WisdomCard. We'll let you know if your resource makes the Top 10!.

Have another great resource to share? Go ahead and nominate another resource!

Nominate a Resource for this WisdomCard™

We have 7 top resources but need 3 more. Are there additional great resources about Stethoscope that we should add here? The OrganizedWisdom team looks forward to reviewing your nomination!

Privacy Policy

Research Notes on Stethoscope


A stethoscope is a medical instrument that is used to transmit low volume sounds from inside the body to the ears of the listener. Traditional acoustic stethoscopes consist of flexible tubing that connects two earpieces to a diaphragm.1 Many doctors also now use electronic stethoscopes. Many electronic stethoscopes have noise filters to reduce outside noise and can be attached to recording devices.2

Fast Facts:

  • Can be used to listen to the heart, lungs, intestines, blood flow and fetal sounds.1
  • Acoustic stethoscopes are the most commonly used.2
  • The first crude model was invented in 1819.1

There's more WisdomCard content below this ad.


Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MedicineNet: Stethoscope Definition
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia: Stethoscope

About this WisdomCard

Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic. In addition to filtering out spam and bad links, WisdomCards highlight tips and warnings, such as:

  • Guide Favorite
  • Guide Warning
  • Scroll down to reach relevant content
  • PDF
  • Video
  • In Memoriam

Help improve this WisdomCard by suggesting great links.

Retrieved from "http://organizedwisdom.com/Stethoscope"

Related WisdomCards™

Related Features

Are You Depressed?

1. Have you been feeling blue, or "down in the dumps"?

About WisdomCard

Meet our contributors and reviewers

Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.

What is OrganizedWisdom?

OrganizedWisdom.com is the first expert-guided search service for health. Our innovative publishing platform has become the most authoritative way to help people find the best online health information. The site's expert-curated content, called WisdomCards, organizes "The Top 10" online health resources on more than 100,000 health topics. WisdomCards are updated regularly by physicians and expert guides. Click here to visit our most popular health centers and learn more.

close