* Listening to heart sounds — helps detect abnormal heart rhythms, murmurs, and other cardiac sounds.
* Listening to lung sounds — useful for detecting wheezing, crackles, and reduced breath sounds.
* Checking blood pressure when used with a blood-pressure cuff.
* Assessing bowel sounds during abdominal examination.
* Used for general physical examinations and patient assessment.
* Particularly useful in cardiology, hospitals, clinics, emergency care, and general medical practice.