Guides: Auscultation: Heart and Breath Sounds: Auscultation

Available on campus only

Ask for CDs at the Information Desk on the 2nd floor (These may be checked out for personal use. Reserve items check out for 2 hours.)

Heart Sounds: Basic cardiac auscultation (companion to Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking) - Call # WB 205 B329g 2003
Auscultation Skills: Breath and heart sounds - Call # WG 141.5 A9 A932 2006 (2 discs)
Nursing know-how: Evaluating heart and breath sounds - Call # WY 49 N97495 2009
3M Littmann Stethoscopes Study Guide - Call # WG 141.5 A9 T531c 2006

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Easy Auscultation
Free auscultatory information and training from professional training group. Also offers fee based auscultation courses.
Heart Sound & Murmur Library
University of Michigan, download as mp3
Heart Sounds & Murmers
University of Washington Dept of Med.
Advanced Physical Diagnosis Learning & Teaching
Khan Academy - Heart Murmurs
Begin at "How to Identify Heart Murmurs" and continue on to learn about/hear specific murmurs.
Lung Sounds (NCLEX Review)
Video describe lung sounds and provides examples
Practical Clinical Skills
Interactive reference guides and training provided by authors and developers of clinical skills books.
Texas Heart Institute Heart Sounds Series
Podcasts downloadable as mp3, also on Apple Podcasts