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2. Cardiac examination - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, the cardiac examination, also precordial exam, is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with chest pain suggestive of a cardiovascular pathology. It would typically be modified depending on the indication and integrated with other examinations especially the respiratory examination .

3. Cardiovascular examination - Wikipedia

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   The cardiovascular examination is a portion of the physical examination that involves evaluation of the cardiovascular system. The exact contents of the examination will vary depending on the presenting complaint but a complete examination will involve the heart (cardiac examination), lungs (pulmonary examination), belly (abdominal examination) and the blood vessels (peripheral vascular ...

4. Heart murmur - Wikipedia

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   Most murmurs are normal variants that can present at various ages which relate to changes of the body with age such as chest size, blood pressure, and pliability or rigidity of structures. [3] Heart murmurs are frequently categorized by timing. These include systolic heart murmurs, diastolic heart murmurs, or continuous murmurs. These differ in ...

5. Stethoscope - Wikipedia

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   The stethoscope was invented in France in 1816 by René Laennec at the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital in Paris. [1] [2] [3] It consisted of a wooden tube and was monaural. Laennec invented the stethoscope because he was not comfortable placing his ear directly onto a woman's chest in order to listen to her heart.

6. Heart sounds - Wikipedia

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   Quiet, but heard immediately after placing the stethoscope on the chest. Grade 3 Moderately loud. Grade 4 Loud, with palpable thrill (a tremor or vibration felt on palpation) [4] Grade 5 Very loud, with thrill. May be heard when stethoscope is partly off the chest. Grade 6 Very loud, with thrill. May be heard with stethoscope entirely off the ...

7. Instruments used in general medicine - Wikipedia

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   to measure the patient's blood pressure: Stethoscope: to hear sounds from movements within the body like heart beats, intestinal movement, breath sounds, etc. Suction device: to suck up blood or secretions Surgical scissors: used for dissecting or cutting Thermometer: to record body temperature: Tongue depressor: for use in oral examination ...