Heart & Lung Sound Learning Module by Mind Forge Education Services

Description

Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, Seven. This product has been designed and written by clinical nursing educators, and has been proven in educating student nurses and new nurses in the basics of identifying various types of heart sounds and their causes. Covers correct points of cardiac auscultation, use of bell vs. diaphragm, dual head and single tunable head. This tutorial covers most of the common abnormal heart sounds that you will encounter in the clinical setting. A detailed and comprehensive explanation is provided for each sound. Each heart sound is presenting in both a visual and auditory format that makes it easy to identify inspiration and expiration points. Abnormal heart sounds: Split S1/S2, S3 Ventricular Diastolic Gallop, S4 Atrial Diastolic Gallop, Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Tricuspid Valve Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Pulmonic Stenosis, Pulmonic Regurgitation. A graphical representation of the pulmonary track is displayed, with the ability to click over the area where Tracheal, Bronchial, Bronchovesicular and Vesicular lung sounds would be heard. A detailed description of the sounds as well as an audio spectrogram is displayed. This section of the software displays a real time spectrogram of the lung sound and a detailed description of the abnormal lung sound and pathophysiology. The following lung sounds are covered in this section: Fine Crackles, Course Crackles, Crepitus, Death Rattle/Agonal Respirations, Pleural Friction Rub, Sibilant Wheezes, Sonorous Wheezes, Stridor, Subcutaneous Emphysema. Heart Sound Summary: This is a detailed 20 page explanation of normal heart sounds and abnormal heart sounds and associated pathophysiology. This can be printed and placed in a notebook or wherever you choose to keep it handy. Detailed Heart & Lung Sound Summary Guide.

Platforms

Windows

Product Features

• Proper use of a stethoscope: Covers correct points of cardiac auscultation, use of bell vs. diaphragm, dual head and single tunable head.
• Normal Heart Sounds: This tutorial covers normal heart sounds and their locations.
• Normal Lung Sounds: A graphical representation of the pulmonary track is displayed, with the ability to click over the area where Tracheal, Bronchial, Bronchovesicular and Vesicular lung sounds would be heard.
• Abnormal Lung Sounds: This section of the software displays a real time spectrogram of the lung sound and a detailed description of the abnormal lung sound and pathophysiology.
• Comprehensive guide to heart and lung sound assessment and associated pathophysiology.