Rene laennec
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What did laennec invent?
Rene laennec invented the stethoscope. This invention helps enables doctors to hear their patients heartbeats.
Important “fun facts” about rene laennec
- During his early childhood he suffered the loss of his mother to tuberculosis, and was sent off by his father to live with various family members.
- his full height was 5 ′ 3 ″
- Laennec was a victim of the "white death" of tuberculosis, and died at the age of 45.
how it came to be
Laennec made an observation around 1816 which changed diagnosis history. He was consulted by a young female patient with heart problems. Laennec considered it improper to listen to her heart by putting his head on her chest. Instead he rolled a piece of paper into an elongated tube. He placed one end on the patient’s chest and the other at his own ear. The tube communicated the sounds of the heart, and so helped him diagnose his patient without jeopardising her modesty.
How does a stethoscope work?
What not to do with a stethoscope
It allows doctors to listen to their patient’s heartbeat without being putting their ear on a patient’s chest or embarassing him or his patient.(Like, for an example, if the patient was a girl.
How has this invention changed the world?
“Fun Facts” about the invention
Laennec was an outstanding student, receiving several prizes, and had a gift forpathological anatomy.
Laennec was an outstanding student, receiving several prizes, and had a gift forpathological anatomy.
Laennec began his medical studies with his uncle, a doctor in Nantes, but the French Revolution interrupted his training.
He served as a medical cadet in the revolutionary army before moving to Paris in 1801 to continue studying.
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