{"id":4512,"date":"2019-03-01T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T04:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/?p=4512"},"modified":"2019-02-26T14:23:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T08:53:53","slug":"thats-the-word-for-it-auscultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/01\/thats-the-word-for-it-auscultation\/","title":{"rendered":"That\u2019s the Word for It- Auscultation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Auscultation, a term introduced by Ren\u00e9 Laennec, refers to the sounds of your body from the respiratory, circulatory and gastrointestinal systems that doctors listen to via their stethoscope. Listening as a diagnostic tool has been used way back since Ancient Egypt. Look out for heart murmurs, gallops, wheezes, crepitations and crackles and bowel sounds.<\/p>\n

Found the word in these instances:<\/p>\n

Restlessness, dyspnea, tachypnea, use of accessory muscles of respiration are signs of respiratory distress, which should be reported. Auscultate<\/strong> breath sounds q6h. \u2015 Paul D. Chan MD, Nursing Care Plans: 650 NDA Approved Care Plans<\/em><\/p>\n

Auscultate<\/strong> the heart for a murmur. \u2015 Merriam-Webster dictionary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Auscultation, a term introduced by Ren\u00e9 Laennec, refers to the sounds of your body from the respiratory, circulatory and gastrointestinal systems that doctors listen to via their stethoscope. Listening as a diagnostic tool has been used way back since Ancient Egypt. Look out for heart murmurs, gallops, wheezes, crepitations and crackles and bowel sounds. 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