I was taught that good contact between the chest and stethoscope is essential for accurate auscultation—even to the point of wetting the chest in some particularly hirsute men. These days, I see ...

Cardiac auscultation is a skill that is sadly unappreciated by many clinicians. There are a variety of reasons that account for this attitude. These include (1) the difficulty of learning auscultation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The stethoscope is considered to be the first diagnostic tool introduced into modern medicine. From the Greek ...

The patient–doctor relationship is built upon trust in not only doctors' knowledge and skills but also attitudes. Over time, notions of trust in medical education have focused increasingly on trainees ...

The accurate placement of endotracheal tubes (ETTs) is paramount in both emergency and elective settings to ensure effective ventilation and avert potentially catastrophic outcomes. Traditional ...

The advent of non-invasive swallowing sound analysis has revolutionised the assessment of dysphagia by combining acoustic signals and accelerometry to monitor the complex biomechanics of swallowing.