Medical Instruments & Devices
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What medical device, invented by René Laennec in 1816, is used to listen to heart and lung sounds?
About Medical Instruments & Devices
Test your knowledge of the tools and technologies that revolutionized medicine Medical Instruments & Devices packs 15 multiple-choice questions aimed at mixed difficulty into a relaxed session of roughly 7 minutes — no sign-up, no timer pressure. An explanation appears after every answer, and finishing once a day keeps your streak alive.
A few sample questions
1. What medical device, invented by René Laennec in 1816, is used to listen to heart and lung sounds?
Answer: Stethoscope
2. What does an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) measure?
Answer: Electrical activity of the heart
3. Who discovered X-rays in 1895, revolutionizing medical imaging?
Answer: Wilhelm Röntgen
4. What does MRI stand for in medical imaging?
Answer: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
5. What medical device delivers an electric shock to restore a normal heart rhythm?
Answer: Defibrillator
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