<p>The first 200 years of cardiac auscultation and future perspectives</p>

Cardiac Auscultation

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Medicine at Yale: The First 200 Years

In the 18th century, there was no standardized training for practitioners of medicine (or " physic(k), " as it was referred to at the time). The level of care sick individuals received was proportional to their social status, and diagnosis and treatment of illnesses varied widely between doctors. Medicine at Yale: The First 200 Years is the story of the evolution of medical training and practic...

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