• kae
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    192 years ago

    Neat technology, but nonsense title. The Stethoscope is rarely used for something as specific as the heartbeat anymore. Listening to various body systems, though? That’s where it finds use.

    Are the lungs congested? Confirming what the sinus rhythm is showi?

    Computers, for all their advancements are still diagnostic tools that need confirmation. They still give off false positives and miss things.

    • AggressivelyPassive
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      52 years ago

      Yeah, but having a targeting laser pointed at you looks pretty sick! And isn’t that what medicine is actually all about?