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Composed of an audio CD and a companion book, this package demonstrates how to do accurate clinical evaluations of the heart and lungs in the examining room. The CD offers step-by-step instructions on how to identify, interpret, and differentiate heart and lung sounds in dogs and cats. Made by using a heart sound simulator as well as recordings from patients, the CD also covers heart murmurs and arrhythmias.
The book expands on the CD content and offers clear, concise illustrations of electrocardiograms (ECGs) and polarcardiograms (PCGs). It also includes pretests and post-tests to ensure thorough understanding of the material, as well as content on properties of sound, the stethoscope, and keys to successful auscultation.
List of contents
Introduction
Suggestions for Program Use
Heart Sounds
Objectives (Section 1)
Pretest 1
Table of Abbreviations
Some Properties of Sound
-Intensity
-Frequency
-Duration
-Quality or Shape
-Perception of Sound
Cardiovascular Sound
The Stethoscope
Keys to Successful Auscultation
Principal Areas of Cardiac Auscultation
Hemodynamics of the Cardiac Cycle
-Ventricular Systole
-Ventricular Diastole
The First Heart Sound (S1)
The Second Heart Sound (S2)
The Third Heart Sound (S3)
The Fourth Heart Sound (S4)
Quadruple Rhythm and Summation Sound or Gallop
Ejection Sounds or Clicks
Mid-Systolic Sounds or Clicks
Answers to Pretest 1
Post-Test 1
Answers to Post-Test 1
Chapter 2
Murmurs
Objectives (Section 2)
Pretest 2
Evaluation of Heart Murmurs
Systolic Murmurs
-Systolic Ejection Murmurs
-Holosystolic or Regurgitant Murmurs
-Causes of Holosystolic Murmurs
-Mitral Regurgitation
Diastolic Murmurs
Continuous Murmurs
Summary
Answers to Pretest 2
Post-Test 2
Answers to Post-Test 2
Chapter 3
Arrhythmias
Objectives
Pretest 3
Auscultation of Selected Arrhythmias
Answers to Pretest 3
Post-Test 3
Answers to Post-Test 3
Chapter 4
Lung Sounds
Objectives
Pretest 4
Normal Lung Sounds
Abnormal Lung Sounds
Loudness of Lung Sounds
Percussion
Answers to Pretest 4
Post-Test 4
Answers to Post-Test 4
