THE STETHOSCOPE WILL ASSESS MOST CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
12.2% OF TOTAL GLOBAL DEATHS ARE CAUSED BY
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
9.7% CEREBROVASCULAR and...
DISEASE
7.1%
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
AREAS OF THE HEAR T
low income countries account for 82% of cardiovascular disease deaths. while industrialized countries use an echocardiogram to look at the heart, most heart problems occurring in these clinical settings are different structural problems assessed by the stethoscope.
AORTIC AREA PULMONARY AREA
HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES
82%
of these deaths are found in low income countries
TRISCUPID VALVE AREA
MITRAL AREA
tool of choice in these areas! 32