A Comparison of Electronic and Traditional Stethoscopes in the Heart Auscultation of Obese Patients

A Comparison of Electronic and Traditional Stethoscopes in the Heart Auscultation of Obese Patients

<i>Background and objectives:</i> As the prevalence of obesity is increasing in a population, diagnostics becomes more problematic. Our aim was to compare the 3M Littmann 3200 Electronic Stethoscope and 3M Littman Cardiology III Mechanical Stethoscope in the auscultation of obese patient...

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Main Authors: Eglė Kalinauskienė, Haroldas Razvadauskas, Dan J. Morse, Gail E. Maxey, Albinas Naudžiūnas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
auscultation
electronic stethoscope
acoustic stethoscope
heart murmurs
obese patients
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/4/94

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