Jessica Shank Coviello, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, Associate Professor, Yale University School of Nursing, West Campus, West Haven, Connecticut .
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Fifth edition.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 239 p. :
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color illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
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Preceded by Auscultation skills. 4th ed. c2010.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The heart and auscultation -- Heart sound dynamics -- The first heart sound -- The second heart sound -- The third and fourth heart sounds -- Other diastolic and systolic sounds -- Murmur fundamentals -- Systolic murmurs -- Diastolic murmurs -- Continuous murmurs -- Other auscultatory sounds -- The respiratory system and auscultation -- Introduction to breath sounds -- Breath sounds heard in healthy individuals -- Bronchial breath sounds -- Abnormal voice sounds -- Absent and diminished breath sounds -- Classifying adventitious sounds -- Adventitious sounds : crackles -- Adventitious sounds : wheezes.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This text 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, colorful illustrations, and linked to online audio cues, this sensational reference spans the simple to the complex and serves as an excellent tool for beginning practitioners and seasoned clinicians who are looking to hone their diagnostic skills and improve their auscultation technique. This practical book will improve your ability to auscultate for heart and breath sounds, and enhance your understanding of their physiology. Throughout, the book references corresponding tracks on the accompanying website, enabling users to listen to the sounds immediately after reading about the anatomical and physiologic changes associated with the sounds.