Evaluation of lung sounds by telephone.
We evaluated the utility of a newly designed electronic stethoscope that can be used with the telephone system. Nine patients with wheezing, crackles, or other adventitious sounds were evaluated by a physician examiner who used a conventional stethoscope and another physician who received the signal of the electronic stethoscope via telephone. When their findings were compared, it was found that physicians agreed in 95% of observations. The potential uses of the electronic stethoscope are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001314:Auscultation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013689:Telephone