The other day I went for a medical and the doctor listened to my chest with both sides of her stethoscope and asked me to breath deeply for one side and shallow for the other. Why is that?
Also later on, she made me lay on the table and breath in and out whilst pressing on various parts of my stomach. Does anyone know what she was looking for and why they do that? Thanks
2006-08-02 10:15:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
The two sides hear different levels of sound. The bell (bowl shaped side) is used to hear low pitched sounds. The diaphragm (flat side) detects high pitched sounds. Listening with both sides is just to ensure that all the low and high sounds are normal.
When you were lying on the table with parts of your stomach being pressed on, the doctor was checking the size of your liver, spleen and fundus (top of uterus). She was also checking to see if you had any tenderness. An enlarged spleen or liver can be a vital clue to illness.
2006-08-04 19:20:58 · answer #1 · answered by ilse72 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
severe frequency sounds or murmurs (working example, splitting of sounds, establishing snaps, aortic diastolic murmurs) are greater handy to hearken to with the diaphragm. The bell, that would desire to be utilized gently to the chest, transmits low frequency sounds greater effectively-working example, diastolic murmur of mitral stenosis and third and fourth heart sounds. For habitual examination of the middle you need to use the two the bell and diaphragm. The diaphragm is many times sufficient for examination of the chest and abdomen.
2016-10-01 09:52:17 · answer #2 · answered by rafael 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋