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René Laennec (1781–1826) and the Invention of the Stethoscope

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 104; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.06.053

ISSN

1879-1913

Autores

Abdallah Fayssoil,

Tópico(s)

Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation

Resumo

In 1816, René Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, a French physician, invented the stethoscope. 1 Bloch H. The inventor of the stethoscope: René Laennec. J Fam Pract. 1993; 37: 191 PubMed Google Scholar Laennec was born at Quimper in Brittany on February 17, 1781. At the age of 5 years, his mother died of tuberculosis. His father, a lawyer, turned over the upbringing of René to his uncle Guillaume, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Nantes. Interested in medicine, Laennec went to Paris to complete his medical education in 1799. He studied at Hôpital de Charité under Nicolas Corvisart, Napoleon's physician. 2 Roguin A. Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laënnec (1781–1826): the man behind the stethoscope. Clin Med Res. 2006; 4: 230-235 Crossref PubMed Scopus (122) Google Scholar He studied also pathologic anatomy under Bichat and dissection under Bayle and Dupuytren. Laennec received his medical degree in 1804.

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