An editorial in this month's edition of Global Heart (the journal of the World Heart Federation) asks «are we living in the final days of the stethoscope» — a question being asked due to the rapid advent of point - of -
care ultrasound devices, that are becoming increasingly accurate, smaller to the point of being hand - held and less expensive as the years roll by.
Not exact matches
Compared with expensive, bulky,
ultrasound machines of the past, the authors say that «Hand - held
ultrasound devices introduced an alternative concept of relatively inexpensive, easy - to - use machines which could generate images interpretable by a wider spectrum of clinicians at the point of
care.
With intermittent auscultation, the
care provider listens to the baby's heart rate for about 60 seconds using a fetal stethoscope (fetoscope or Pinard) or a hand - held Doppler
ultrasound device.
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