Listening to the sounds produced by organ movement by using stethoscope, is clinical examination method commonly known as?

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QUESTION

Listening to the sounds produced by organ movement by using stethoscope, is clinical examination method commonly known as?

OPTIONS

(A) Percussion
(B) Auscultation
(C) Ballotment
(D) Palpation

ANSWER

(B) Auscultation

EXPLANATION

Auscultation is the clinical technique of listening to internal body sounds, usually with a stethoscope, such as heart, lung, and gastrointestinal sounds. Percussion assesses resonance, ballotment detects movement by pushing and rebounding, and palpation evaluates structures by touch.

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