Heart Sounds Made Easy with CD-ROM

Awarded The British Medical Association Student Textbook Award 2009, this short and accessible book comes with an interactive CD of heart sounds recorded from actual patients using the latest digital audio technology.В Cardiac auscultation is one of the most difficult clinical skills to acquire and competence in this area is extremely variable.With the CDВ the user can listen to a recording and either eliminate or enhance the different components until they are confident that they have correctly identified the sounds in all phases of the cardiac cycle.This Second Edition uses the latest software and includes new features, such as the ability to slow the heart sounds down without altering their pitch.The layout of the CD has been improved to make it quicker to access.New questions and answers in both the book and the CD allow readers to monitor their knowledge and progress.The visual representation of the cardiac cycle also helps readers understand the origin of the heart sounds.This CD is suitable for use in all PC/Macs which have a tray-loading CD-ROM drive.It is not compatible with slot-loading CD-ROM drives.The book provides a simple guide to cardiac auscultation along with useful teaching points and summariesThe interactive CD recordings allow the various components of each heart sound to be eliminated and restored to aid understandingUsing this package of book and CD the reader can gain a full understanding of cardiac auscultation in minutes that can take years to learn in clinical practiceThis CD is suitable for use in all PC/Macs which have a tray-loading CD-ROM drive.It is not compatible with slot-loading CD-ROM drivesExpanded content with additional information on the principles of cardiac auscultation in the context of the overall cardiac examination.Now presented in colour with additional imaging and colour diagrams to aid interpretation.The CD has been completely redesigned using the latest software.Recordings of heart sounds can now be slowed down without altering their pitch.Includes new questions and answers to test knowledge.

Amazon Sales Rank: #188070 in Books Published on: 2008-06-24 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Binding: Paperback 160 pages

Review "This is an excellent combination of book and CD-Rom which covers the difficult to teach topic of cardiac auscultation.The recordings allow students to listen to real recordings of heart sounds in combination with the text and mini-tutorials on the CD.The CD is easy to use and the animated diagrams of the cardiac cycle are very clear."BMA Book Awards 2009В - judges comments

The client more useful to 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.Important for the primary care - but the mini-CD by Greg Lindauer This is a fantastic book and CD combination for mini-brush a*sessments of the heart.As Dr.Sanders (Each patient tells a tale: mystery and art of medical diagnosis) points out, recent practitioners tend to rely more heavily on diagnostic tests such as echocardiography, and their ability to a*sess.The problem with this approach is the result and fault diagnosis.An example of one that gives a middle aged woman who is diagnosed with asthma, when in fact he had rheumatic fever as a child led to a gradual deterioration of the valve.If the GP to the murmur was appreciated, his illness correctly diagnosed months before the patient was hospitalized.Dr.Sanders reports that studies show that professionals and hear about the heart sounds to learn to distinguish normal sounds of the pathological, and the correct diagnosis this product, please do just that.Rather, it lets you play with the volumes of different parts of the heart rhythm to the sounds to hear, to help them appreciate their subtleties and timing.The book also contains information about the 12-lead ECG, echocardiogram and chest radiograph results a*sociated with auscultation of various pathologies.My only reservation, and the reason why this gets 4 stars instead of 5, the MINI is in contrast to the full-size CD.I encourage you to make sure that you have, or a friend, a computer with a "front-tray" before you drive.I used this computer for a copy-sized burn, so I could use the software and listen to heart sounds on a Mac with just a slot DVD / CD.One last thing - the files are MP3 files, so not only can slide a copy of the CD in the CD player in your car, unless it plays MP3s I do not know how useful it would be without the software anyway, since you need other information to identify murmurs.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.BIG THINGS!To DRsid This book was very helpful to the sounds of the heart ...especially the CD that comes with it.The tutorials really help to understand and not just memorize the sound!Must have book of the heart sounds!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.Excellent book!To book Lisa Williams at the Grand Myers murmurs.Fast Shipping.He has a DVD with it the best book blow to property.See all 4 customer reviews ....

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