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from Latin: auscultare - to eavesdrop, listen

Definition

Auscultation is a basic physical examination used to assess body sounds by listening with the examiner's ear.

Technique

Auscultation can be performed directly by placing the ear on the patient’s body or indirectly using a stethoscope or an ear trumpet. In a broader sense, electronic devices that record and amplify body sounds also fall under auscultation.

History

Direct auscultation, where the ear is placed on the body, has been practiced since ancient times. Indirect auscultation as a standard method was introduced by the French physician René Laënnec (1781–1826), who invented the stethoscope in 1819. Laënnec, who served as Napoleon I Bonaparte’s personal physician, initially used a rolled-up paper tube before developing the wooden stethoscope.

Forms

Pulmonary auscultation – Evaluation of breath sounds and abnormal respiratory noises (e.g., rales).
Cardiac auscultation – Assessment of heart sounds and murmurs.
Abdominal auscultation – Detection of bowel sounds and, in pregnant women, fetal heart tones.
Scratch auscultation – A technique used to localize structures within the body.
Other forms – For example, auscultation of the carotid arteries to detect bruits indicating vascular disease.

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 ''from Latin: auscultare - to eavesdrop, listen''
 ==Definition==
-'''Auscultation''' is one of the basic medical techniques and refers to the diagnostic recording of body sounds via the examiner's ear.
+'''Auscultation''' is a basic [[Corpus:Physical examination|physical examination]] used to assess [[Corpus:Body|body]] sounds by listening with the examiner's [[Corpus:Ear|ear]].
 ==Technique==
-Auscultation can be carried out ''directly'' by placing the ear on the patient's body or ''indirectly'' with the aid of a stethoscope or an ear trumpet. In a broader sense, the electronic recording and amplification of body sounds is also a form of auscultation.
+Auscultation can be performed directly by placing the ear on the patient’s body or indirectly using a stethoscope or an ear trumpet. In a broader sense, electronic devices that record and amplify body sounds also fall under auscultation.
 ==History==
-Direct auscultation by placing the ear on the ear has been known since ancient times. Indirect auscultation as a standard method goes back to the French physician René Laënnec (1781-1826), who was the first to use an ear trumpet in 1819. Laënnec was the personal physician to Napoleon I Bonaparte.
+Direct auscultation, where the ear is placed on the body, has been practiced since ancient times. Indirect auscultation as a standard method was introduced by the French physician René Laënnec (1781–1826), who invented the stethoscope in 1819. Laënnec, who served as Napoleon I Bonaparte’s personal physician, initially used a rolled-up paper tube before developing the wooden stethoscope.
 ==Forms==
-* Lung auscultation: Detection of breath sounds and breath noises (e.g. rales)
-* Cardiac auscultation: recording of heart sounds and heart tones
+* [[Corpus:Pulmonary auscultation|Pulmonary auscultation]] – Evaluation of breath sounds and abnormal respiratory noises (e.g., rales).
-* Abdominal auscultation: recording of bowel sounds or  — n pregnant women — the foetal heart sounds.
+* [[Corpus:Cardiac auscultation|Cardiac auscultation]] – Assessment of heart sounds and murmurs.
-* Scratch auscultation
+* [[Corpus:Abdominal auscultation|Abdominal auscultation]] – Detection of bowel sounds and, in pregnant women, fetal [[Corpus:Heart|heart]] tones.
-* Other (e.g. auscultation of the carotids)
+* Scratch auscultation – A technique used to localize structures within the body.
+* Other forms – For example, auscultation of the [[Corpus:Carotid artery|carotid arteries]] to detect bruits indicating vascular disease.
 [[Kategorie:Corpus]]
+[[Kategorie:Examination]]