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Medical Instruments & Functions Guide

Eka Novita Sari lists several common medical instruments and their functions in 3 sentences or less. A stethoscope listens to the heart, an otoscope looks in the nose and ears, and an ophthalmoscope looks in the eyes. A sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure, a thermometer takes temperature, and a reflex hammer taps the knee. A tongue depressor holds down the tongue for examination of the throat while a catheter removes liquids like urine. An ECG machine monitors heart activity and prints an ECG report, and an electroencephalograph records brain electrical activity.

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Medical Instruments & Functions Guide

Eka Novita Sari lists several common medical instruments and their functions in 3 sentences or less. A stethoscope listens to the heart, an otoscope looks in the nose and ears, and an ophthalmoscope looks in the eyes. A sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure, a thermometer takes temperature, and a reflex hammer taps the knee. A tongue depressor holds down the tongue for examination of the throat while a catheter removes liquids like urine. An ECG machine monitors heart activity and prints an ECG report, and an electroencephalograph records brain electrical activity.

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Name : Eka Novita Sari

NIM : 108111019
MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
Stethoscope otoscope ophthalmoscope
(listens to your heart) (looks in nose and ears) (looks in eyes)
Sphygmomanometer thermometer reflex hammer
(blood pressure cuff) (takes your temperature) (taps your knee)
tongue depressor
(holds down tongue when
doctor looks in your throat)
catheter a thin tube put into your body to remove a liquid such as urine
ECG
a machine used in hospitals for showing how well someones heart is beating. The picture it
shows or prints is also called an ECG.
electroencephalograph: a machine that records electrical activity in the brainEEG

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