Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The stethoscope is considered to be the first diagnostic tool introduced into modern medicine. From the Greek ...

COMPRESSION of the subclavian artery is well known as an essential aspect of the pathology of cervical rib, the scalenus syndrome and anomalies of the first thoracic rib. The demonstration of this ...

Auscultation is the next component in the physical assessment of the infant. Auscultation is most effective when the infant is in a quiet state. Warming of the hands and stethoscope and use of a ...

Cardiac auscultation is a skill that is sadly unappreciated by many clinicians. There are a variety of reasons that account for this attitude. These include (1) the difficulty of learning auscultation ...

The stethoscope is perhaps the most recognizable totem of the modern-day physician. From its initial design by René Laënnac in the early 1800s, to the Littmann Cardiology III stethoscopes that now ...