Cardiologist without auscaltation

I've been to a cardiologist recently, and even after seeing all my test results and everything, did not auscaltate me.

The whole appointment was just a talk over a desk, nothing else.. Has this happened to anyone else?

No, I've never experienced something similar. Why didn't you ask him why he doesn't auscultate you? It would have been even more amazing if you were a woman ;-)

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RedStethGuy

This happened to me once. I had to use a mobile ECG for 24 hours and the day I took it back the cardiologist only talked about the results the ECG had, nothing more.

It seems strange to me too, but perhaps it depends on the stated purpose for your visit. Was it for a consultation? Was he reviewing test results from diagnostics performed by another physician? Either of those might explain why you weren't examined. My first visit with my GE was like that; two minutes in and out. We could have done it over the phone and saved me about an hour of travel time. I was furious.

It sounds like your cardiologist has done various electrical and stress tests and in your case you are beyond being able to provide any further diagnostic or therapeutic information through auscultation. Heart sounds are great diagnostic clues if you are knowledgable, (lots of experience), enough and skilled enough to know what you are listening for and have the hearing to detect it. I would like to believe that your cardiologist has listened to your heart before and used the information he gained to plan more high tech. diagnostic tests.

Unfortunately, I see the cardiologist regularly. He listens every time, just quickly and usually through my shirt.

It was my first time there with that cardiologist

I had a stress echo done, but the consultation didn't involve any exam what so ever

A visit to a cardiologist without stething is like a cake without sugar....:-)))

I did go to a cardiologist once about 12 yrs ago for palpitations.He stethed quickly,said easy on the caffeine,told me i'll live to 100 and left..lol.. I hope he didn't lie to me :-\\

How'd he come to that conclusion? Did he read the bumps on your head or your life line?

My Cardiologist himself has never listened to my heart, which is a shame coz I'd like to have his input on what he thinks of my valve just by hearing my heart...had plenty of registrars listen though..

I've had cardiologists review my echocardiograms, but that's all they did. I never even met them.

In the medical community there seems to be a gradual shift away from over-relying on the stethoscope, especially with specialists.

Does seem strange to me, in my last work environment ( ITU) we always auscultate the lungs and heart at the beginning of every shift and so does the doctors. Every cardiology review has always involved auscultation, ECG and an echocardiogram to assess the patient's cardiac function.

The one time I went I was stethed for only a few seconds. Quiet disappointed!

Yes I go totally expecting one and never get it 😢