Pediatric Heart Sounds

There is, even now, no other basic physical examination skill more important than cardiac auscultation. When a patient presents with a soft systolic murmur on auscultation, only good physical examination skills will allow the examiner to reassure the patient that the murmur is non-pathologic.
This book and CD-ROM is not an exhaustive "encyclopedia," listing every possible abnormal sound with the appropriate clinical response. Instead, the goal is to increase the reader's confidence in using the stethoscope in an organized fashion and to improve their ability to tell pathologic from normal heart sounds. To further enhance the learning experience, all cardiac sounds on the CD-ROM were recorded from patients with the specific cardiac abnormalities listed, and the specific pathology was confirmed using echocardiography.

As a learning tool, Pediatric Heart Sounds offers a unique interactive overview of cardiac auscultation. The CD-ROM is the only one to integrate high-fidelity, digitally recorded pediatric heart sounds with a graphic patient chest interface, while the book provides a review of the mechanisms behind the individual heart sounds. Using the CD-ROM, readers can place' the stethoscope at the four chest locations most commonly auscultated and to hear the corresponding sounds, thus simulating an actual examination. Pediatric Heart Sounds provides an additional learning tool for medical students and practitioners in preparation for future study or for integration into practical work experience with pediatric patients.