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CONTENTS
ONE Heart sound fundamentals
1 The Heart and Auscultation
2 Heart Sound Dynamics
TWO Normal heart sounds
3 The First Heart Sound
4 The Second Heart Sound
5 The Third and Fourth Heart Sounds
THREE Aabnormal heart sounds
6 Other Diastolic and Systolic Sounds
7 Murmur Fundamentals
8 Systolic Murmurs
9 Diastolic Murmurs
10 Continuous Murmurs
11 Other Auscultatory Sounds
FOUR Breath sound fundamentals
12 The Respiratory System and Auscultation
13 Introduction to Breath Sounds
FIVE Normal breath sounds
14 Breath Sounds Heard in Healthy Individuals
SIX Abnormal breath sounds
15 Bronchial Breath Sounds
16 Abnormal Voice Sounds
17 Absent and Diminished Breath Sounds
SEVEN Other abnormal breath sounds
18 Classifying Adventitious Sounds
19 Adventitious Sounds: Crackles
20 Adventitious Sounds: Wheezes
Auscultation findings for common disorders
Assessment flowcharts for common auscultation findings
English-Spanish phrases used in cardiac and respiratory assessment
Posttest answers
Selected readings
Glossary
Index
Audio-CD cues
50 different Heart sounds
45 different Breath sounds
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Auscultation Skills: Breath & Heart Sounds, Fourth Edition, pinpoints exactly how, where, and why breath and heart sounds occur and helps you to differentiate normal from abnormal sounds quickly and accurately. Loaded with clear explanations, colourful illustrations, and audio cues linked to the accompanying CD, this sensational reference spans the simple to the complex and serves as an excellent tool for the beginning practitioners and seasoned clinicians who are looking to hone their diagnostic skills and improve their auscultation technique.
KEY FEATURES
- Brilliant, full-color illustrations detailing basic anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and the best auscultation sites for breath and heart sounds
- Multiformat audio CD with nearly 100 tracks of normal and abnormal breath and heart sounds – operates on MACs, PCs, and CD players and can even be converted for MP3
- Pretests and Posttests in every chapter to challenge your understanding and test your ability to discern auscultation sounds
- Rapid-review assessment flowcharts for the most common auscultation findings
- Helpful logos drawing attention to Age issues, Auscultation tips, and Alerts
- Phonocardiogram and ECG tracings depicting normal and abnormal sounds
- Glossary, English-Spanish translation of cardiac and respiratory phrases and terms, and Auscultation findings for common disorders
- Handy bookmark numerically listing all audio cues found throughout the text
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