Rene laennec stethoscope history
Rene laennec stethoscope hyacinthe.
Rene laennec stethoscope history
René Laennec
French physician (–)
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec[a] (French:[laɛnɛk]; 17&#;February – 13&#;August ) was a French physician and musician.
His skill at carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in , while working at the Hôpital Necker.[1] He pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. He became a lecturer at the Collège de France in and professor of medicine in His final appointments were that of head of the medical clinic at the Hôpital de la Charité and professor at the Collège de France.
He went into a coma and subsequently died of tuberculosis on August 13, , at age&#;[2]
Early life
Laennec was born in Quimper (Brittany). His mother died of tuberculosis when he was five years old, and he went to live with his great-uncle the Abbé Laennec (a priest).[3] As a child, Laennec became ill with lassitude and repeated instances of pyrexia.
Laennec was also thought to have asthma