Systems and methods for electronically monitoring chest sounds and/or sensing electrical cardiac signals such as ECG signals are provided. In one embodiment, a hybrid stethdiographer has a sensing assembly with a chestpiece and a user interface. Stethdiographer also includes a conduit, a power source compartment, a pair of binaurals and a corresponding pair of earpieces. The user interface includes a record button, a mode selector and a display screen. The chestpiece includes a diaphragm and a plurality of electrical cardiac sensors.
