You should use the bell of the stethoscope when auscultating what type of sounds?
Department: Topics in Progressive Care Marjaana Mehta is an adult nurse practitioner in adult medical oncology at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center. Assessing your patient's abdomen can provide critical information about his internal organs. Always follow this sequence:
inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation. Changing the order of these assessment techniques could alter the frequency of bowel sounds and make your findings less accurate. Have your patient empty his bladder, then lie supine with a pillow under his head. Expose his abdomen from above the xiphoid process to the symphysis pubis.
SELECTED REFERENCESBickley L. Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009. Jarvis C. Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa., W.B. Saunders Co., 2007. What sounds are heard with bell of stethoscope?The bell is best for detecting lower pitch sounds, like some heart murmurs, and some bowel sounds. It is used for the detection of bruits, and for heart sounds (for a cardiac exam, you should listen with the diaphragm, and repeat with the bell).
Which sound is best Auscultated with bell of stethoscope?High-pitched sounds are best heard with the diaphragm of the stethoscope. Low-pitched sounds are best heard with the bell. Very little pressure should be exerted when using the bell.
Which sound would the nurse Auscultate with the bell of the stethoscope?The bell of the stethoscope is best for picking up bruits. The diaphragm is more attuned to relatively high-pitched sounds; the bell is more sensitive to low-pitched sounds like bruits. When using the bell, apply it lightly over the area of the body you're listening to.
Which of the following heart sounds is best heard using the bell of the stethoscope?The fourth heart sound (S4) is a late diastolic sound that corresponds to late ventricular filling through active atrial contraction. It is a low-intensity sound heard best with the bell of the stethoscope.
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