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Silent teachers: Narratives from the simulation lab

open access: yesMedical Education, Volume 60, Issue 1, Page 46-50, January 2026.
Abstract Introduction Patient mannequins are ubiquitous in simulation‐based medical education, yet their own ‘stories’ remain untold. This paper adopts a playful, phenomenological lens, amplified by artificial intelligence (AI), to explore the fictional ‘lived experiences’ of these silent teachers and reflect on their pedagogical significance.
Aaron Lawson McLean   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hypertension and Its Determinants Among White‐Collar Workers: A Cross‐Sectional Study Focusing on Lifestyle Risk Factors and Health Literacy

open access: yesBioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Hypertension is a growing public health concern, particularly among white‐collar workers exposed to sedentary lifestyles and occupational stress. This study examines the prevalence and determinants of hypertension among commercial bank employees in Sunsari, Nepal, with a focus on lifestyle risk factors and health literacy.
Sandeepa Karki   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

OMES: An Open-Source Multi-Sensor Modular Electronic Stethoscope

open access: yesApplied Sciences
Electronic stethoscopes address limitations of auscultation with analog stethoscopes, such as the dependency on the physicians’ hearing ability, their experience, and their subjective interpretation.
Veronika Catharina Schatz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary study: mobile phone as a phonocardiographic signal recorder [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications
The aim of this paper is to analyze the possibility of using a mobile phone with a voice recorder function as a phonocardiographic signal recorder. Test measurements were carried out by placing the phone at various points on the chest.
Michał Łuczyński
doaj   +1 more source

Stethoscopes [PDF]

open access: yesHeart, 1998
M K, Davies, A, Hollman
openaire   +2 more sources

Experimental Analysis of Automatic Discrimination Performance Between Simulated Bruxism and Non‐Bruxism Under Conscious Conditions Using Electromyography and Machine Learning

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dentistry, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the potential use of machine learning to automatically classify electromyography (EMG) data into bruxism simulated movement with tooth contact (BMwTC), bruxism simulated movement without tooth contact (BMwoTC), and non‐bruxism movement (non‐BM).
Hajime Minakuchi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation System for Digital Stethoscopes

open access: yesCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2019
Stethoscope auscultation is a diagnostic method widely used by medical professionals. With the introduction of digital stethoscopes, auscultation sound analysis has been objectified, which led to an increased interest in the field.
Klum Michael   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A novel stethoscope in COVID-19 times [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 2020
Amarjyoti Hazarika, Prachi Agrawal
openalex   +1 more source

Stethoscope as potential occupational hazards for intra hospital carries of pathogenic microorganisms

open access: yesمجله كليه طب الكندي, 2019
Background: The stethoscope is a tool that doctors use daily in the examination of patients and  it  can take part in the transmission of health care-associated infections.
Ali Abd Ali sahb
doaj   +1 more source

Are Stethoscopes, Coats, and Pagers Potential Sources of Healthcare Associated Infections?

open access: yesGlobal Pediatric Health, 2020
We conducted a study to determine the rate of bacterial colonization of stethoscopes, coats, and pagers of residents at a pediatric residency training program as compared to that of badges, sleeves, and pagers of non-patient care staff (control group ...
Harbir S. Arora MD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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