Stethoscopes are essential medical tools used by healthcare professionals to listen to internal body sounds, especially those produced by the heart, lungs, and blood vessels.
By placing the chest piece on a patient, healthcare professionals can listen to the heart, lungs, and even the gut to diagnose and monitor various conditions.
Whether it’s checking for irregular heart rhythms, listening to lung sounds in someone with a cough, or hunting for odd gurgles in the stomach, the stethoscope is a health professional's trusty sidekick in getting a better ‘listen’ to what’s going on inside the body.
Take a look at our stethoscopes below.