Quick OT Doctor Q.. (well, mostly OT..)
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Quick OT Doctor Q.. (well, mostly OT..)
| Thu, 07-15-2004 - 5:03pm |
At the doctor this morning, he pulled out his stethoscope and listen to things. First, I know what he's listening to at the top of your back, but when they move toward the bottom, what are they trying to hear there?
Anyway, while he was listening at the bottom of my back, he asked if I'd had any nausea or vomiting. I know the question had to be related to the listening, because he'd already been through the side-effects questions. But I didn't realize it was odd until I went home.
Why would he have ask me that?
~C

Thanks anyway. I'd ask him when I go back, but I'll forget by then. :)
~Christie
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~Christie
They are listening to the bottom of your lungs. If you aren't able to clear the lungs the doctor's hear decreased breath sounds. Usually a deep breath clears this up but if you have been sick it can be of significance. At the top of your lungs they hear wheezes and rhonchi (which are the noises you hear or feel when you have a cold) and at the base of your lungs they hear rales. Rales sound like crinkling wrapping paper. Rales are the most serious but none of these things are normal. Don't know why he asked the question about nausea or vomiting.
Hope this is helpful,
Mary Frances
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