New Scope for the Stethoscope

Western Electric Introduce New Electrical Stethoscope

New Scope for Industrial Therapy

The potential of industrial therapy in the recovery of chronic psychotics and the need for a reappraisal of the kinds of work done were illustrated at a recent NAMH conference on 'Stress and work'. at least 10% of the 46,000 chronic schizophrenics under the age of 60 in Britain's psychiatric hospitals can be rehabilitated in the opinion of Dr. Donal Early, consultant psychiatrist at Glenside Ho...

The dermatologist’s stethoscope—traditional and new applications of dermoscopy

Dermoscopy is a non-invasive tool that is largely recognized and used in the diagnosis of pigmented and non-pigmented skin tumors. A steadily increasing number of publications on alternative applications of dermoscopy suggest, however, that dermoscopy aids also the recognition of skin manifestations in general dermatology. The increasing use of dermoscopy in general dermatology can be partially...

The electronic stethoscope

Most heart diseases are associated with and reflected by the sounds that the heart produces. Heart auscultation, defined as listening to the heart sound, has been a very important method for the early diagnosis of cardiac dysfunction. Traditional auscultation requires substantial clinical experience and good listening skills. The emergence of the electronic stethoscope has paved the way for a n...

Stethoscope Acoustics

IT is an anachronism that the stethoscope, introduced in 1819, remains an indispensable medical tool today although no standards have ever been set for its acoustical performance.' Neither has a standard test been established for evaluating the acoustics of the intact instrument. Furthermore, there is no information on the intimate acoustical interaction of the stethoscope with the doctors' ear...