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| FUNDAMENTALS OF LUNG AND HEART SOUNDS WITH CD-ROM
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Third Edition
By
Robert Wilkins, PhD, RRT, FAARC, Chair and Professor, Department of Respiratory Care, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
John Hodgkin, MD, Medical Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, Redbud Community Hospital, Clearlake, CA; Medical Director, Smoke-Free Life Program, St. Helena Center for Health, St. Helena, CA
Brad Lopez, MS, RRT
Description
Designed to help readers understand the origins of lung and heart sounds, this text and CD provide all the essential information needed
to interpret cardiopulmonary auscultation for accurate, efficient patient care. Content has been expanded in this edition to include
cardiac anatomy and physiology and basic heart sounds, in addition to coverage of pulmonary anatomy and physiology, fundamentals of sound,
bedside patient assessment, the stethoscope, mechanisms of lung and heart sounds, and the clinical applications of auscultation. Case
studies and other learning features strengthen essential critical thinking skills for the clinical environment.
Contents
1. Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
2. Physics of Sound
3. Bedside Patient Assessment
4. The Stethoscope
5. Terminology
and Mechanisms of Lung Sounds
6. Terminology and Mechanisms of Heart Sounds
7. Clinical Application of Lung Sounds
8. Clinical
Application of Heart Sounds
9. Case Studies
Appendixes
Examples of Lung Sounds and Heart Sounds on Audio Program
Post-Test
Glossary
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Paperback, 192 pages, publication date: MAR-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-02528-7
ISBN-10: 0-323-02528-5
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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