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Parent topics
- Respiratory sound [r]: Noises, normal and abnormal, heard on auscultation over any part of the respiratory tract(National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Heart sound [r]: Sounds heard over the cardiac region produced by the functioning of the heart (National Library of Medicine). [e]
- Physical examination [r]: Systematic and thorough inspection of the patient for physical signs of disease or abnormality. [e]
Subtopics
- Stethoscope [r]: Instruments intended to detect and study sound produced by the heart, lungs, or other parts of the body, sometimes with electronic amplification [e]
Other related topics
- Ultrasonography [r]: Diagnostic imaging using acoustic energy, usually above the human hearing range, although the instruments may provide an audible representation for the examiner [e]
