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A computerized stethoscope for home use | |
At a time where restaurants are getting defibrilators, it seems that requiring a doctor visit to find out if you're just being your usual hypochondriac self or in fact you have a walking pneumonia is absurd.
At the same time, many people who tend to NOT go to the doctor with what seems like simply
a nasty flu are putting themselves at risk.
This type of system, using accoustic analysis with a stethoscope would provide an initial diagnosis, with a healthy margin for error on the side of caution.
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//"There is nothing wrong with you"// & //healthy margin for error// |
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So it would more likely say: |
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"I'd like to say that there's nothing wrong with you, but I just can't be sure - you never know what's lurking in there." |
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That would be just perfect for hypochondriacs. |
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//At a time where restaurants are getting defibrilators// To tenderise the steaks? |
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I think you need an x-ray to diagnose pnuemonia.
If not, this is interesting. |
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Ummmm.........nah. If it tells you your sick, wont the doctor still check you, again. |
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Zimmy, a doctor is able to hear if your lungs are clear, and identify other problems, including heart function. Since the input is sound, it stands to reason this sound can be analyzed by software |
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I think I might be a hypochondriac...I have all the classic symptoms. I'm going to talk to my doctor, and see if he can prescribe me a placebo. |
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I tried being a hypochondriac for awhile, but I got sick of it. |
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I double checked. It seems you can diagnose w/ a stethescope. The x-ray & lab work confirm & determine the type/severity. |
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+ When I had it, I definately knew something was not right. |
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