Automated Pediatric Cardiac Auscultation

Cardiac Auscultation

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Automated Auscultation System

At every annual exam, the primary care physician uses a stethoscope to listen for cardiac abnormalities. This approach is non-invasive, inexpensive, and fast. It is also highly unreliable. Over 80% of the people referred to cardiologists as suffering from the most commonly diagnosed condition, mitral valve prolapse (MVP), do not have this condition. Working in conjunction with cardiologists at ...

Cardiac and Pulmonary Auscultation

Auscultation of the heart is the most expedient and useful means by which heart disease in animals can be detected. When an experienced clinician finds the heart normal by auscultation, the likelihood of serious heart disease is very low. Definitive diagnosis can be made using a stethoscope (e.g. patent ductus arteriosus). More often a cardiovascular (CV) problem is identified by auscultation, ...

The physiology of cardiac auscultation.

Cardiac auscultation remains a critical component of the pediatric examination and is the primary method of diagnosis for the common innocent murmurs of childhood. This article outlines the significance of auscultation and defines the skills important for the diagnosis and recognition of common cardiac murmurs in childhood. The origin of heart sounds and murmurs is reviewed, and an approach to ...

Cardiac assessment part 2: Auscultation