Use the Digital Stethoscope to support clinician-led virtual consultations with live heart and lung listening, saved audio files, patient notes and follow-up comparison when remote auscultation is appropriate.
These instructions are written for Ambulant+ supported workflows. Device readings, recordings and trend data should be interpreted by an appropriate clinician in context.
The workflow should be prepared before the clinician needs the recording.
Charge the Digital Stethoscope before use.
Use compatible earphones where live listening is required.
Open the supported app or consultation workflow.
Confirm the correct patient and consultation context before saving recordings.
The device workflow should match the clinical purpose of the consultation.
Select heart mode or lung mode before auscultation.
Position the device according to clinician guidance or training instructions.
Keep the device steady during live listening and recording.
Avoid noisy rooms where background sound may reduce recording usefulness.
Saved audio is valuable because it creates comparison material across a care episode.
Tap record to save the audio file while listening.
Add patient notes and relevant symptom context to the saved file.
Share recordings through supported channels where appropriate.
Compare baseline and follow-up WAV files when reviewing treatment response in asthma, COPD, pneumonia follow-up or selected heart-sound concerns.
Remote auscultation can strengthen virtual care when symptoms alone are insufficient.
A clinician can review wheeze, crackles, breath-sound changes or heart sounds alongside vitals and history.
Follow-up recordings can help compare day-one and later treatment sounds.
Remote auscultation can reduce unnecessary travel when clinician review confirms remote care is appropriate.
Abnormal sounds, severe symptoms or uncertainty should trigger appropriate escalation.
Ambulant+ resource content supports preparation, documentation and care continuity. It does not create an emergency service and must not delay urgent in-person care where symptoms, readings, recordings or clinician judgement require escalation.
Severe breathlessness, blue lips, confusion, chest pain, collapse or oxygen levels of concern require urgent clinical escalation.
Poor-quality recordings should not be overinterpreted.
Digital auscultation supports clinical assessment but does not replace clinician judgement or in-person examination when needed.
Emergency symptoms must not wait for a remote recording.
Patients, clinicians, medical aids and programme teams can request a guided walkthrough to see how resources, device workflows, bookings, diagnostics and fulfilment connect inside the Ambulant+ ecosystem.
