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cardiac auscultation
Indications:
- screening for
a) cardiac arrhythmia
b) valvular heart disease
Procedure:
- examiner evaluates heart sounds with stethoscope
- auscultation sites shown in refs [2]
Related
heart sound(s)
General
auscultation
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- Wikipedia: Heart sounds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_sounds
- Mallison T
A survey into paramedic accuracy in identifying the correct anatomic
locations for cardiac auscultation
British Paramedic Journal. Sept 1, 2017
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Thorax-diagram-with-all-cardiac-auscultation-sites-marked-Image-modified-from-Carter-in_fig3_319448283
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