# During a physical exam, why didn't the doctor do this?

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**Created:** [September 16, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-a-physical-exam-why-didnt-the-doctor-do-this/950757 "2021-09-16T13:32:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-a-physical-exam-why-didnt-the-doctor-do-this/950757/17 "2021-09-17T10:47:23Z")

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> [@salinqmind1](#):
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> the thing the patient complained of was that the doctor did not listen to her heart or lungs with the stethoscope

@Exapno_Mapcase

> [@Triple-Bypass Comics Special: My Hospital Room Saved My Life!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-bypass-comics-special-my-hospital-room-saved-my-life/932892/1):
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had a thread about having a triple bypass, in which a team of medical staff had to call in a ‘pulmonary expert’ to use a stethoscope.

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