Useful in non-critical care environments such as a medical office, general ward, OB/GYN, ambulatory clinic or urgent care.
A stethoscope is used to detect and study heart, lung, stomach, and other sounds in adult humans, human fetuses, and animals. Using a stethoscope, the listener can hear normal and abnormal respiratory, cardiac, pleural, arterial, venous, uterine, fetal and intestinal sounds.