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Diagnosis
AuscultationSkills: BreathandHeartSounds, FifthEdition
Jessica S. Coviello,DNP, APRN, ANP-BC
978-1-4511-8999-5 •November2013 • Softbound •6” x9” •256pp. •207 Illus.
Practitioners and students: see and hear breath and heart soundswith
remarkable claritywhileperfectingyour auscultation technique.
AuscultationSkills:BreathandHeartSounds,FifthEdition
, 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 compact, 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 associatedwith the sounds.
With full coverage of heart and breath sounds from the simple to
the complex this comprehensive text explains heart and breath
sound fundamentals including basic anatomy and physiology, best
auscultation locations, tips on how to identify each sound, andwhat
to document during a physical examination.
Auscultation Skills:
BreathandHeartSounds,FifthEdition
offerspracticingnurses, nurse
practitioners, andphysicianassistantsa solidbasis for recognizingand
differentiatingamongabnormal breathandheart soundstohelpthem
accurately interpret what they hear and then apply that knowledge
toward a proper diagnosis and treatment regimen.
Features
• Brilliant, full-color illustrationsdetailingbasic anatomyand
physiology, pathophysiology, and thebest auscultation sites for
breathandheart sounds.
• Includes nearly 100 tracksof normal andabnormal breathandheart
sounds.
• Pretests andPosttests inevery chapter to challengeyour
understandingand test your ability todiscernauscultation sounds.
• Rapid-reviewassessmentflowcharts for themost common
auscultationfindings.
• Helpful logosdrawingattention toAge issues,Auscultation tips, and
Alerts.
• PhonocardiogramandECG tracingsdepictingnormal andabnormal
sounds.
Table of Contents
ONE
Heart sound fundamentals
Ch. 1:The heart and auscultation
Ch. 2:Heart sounddynamics
TWO
Normal heart sounds
Ch. 3:The first heart sound
Ch. 4:The secondheart sound
Ch. 5:The third and fourthheart sounds
THREE
Abnormal heart sounds
Ch. 6:Other diastolic and systolic sounds
Ch. 7:Murmur fundamentals
Ch. 8: Systolicmurmurs
Ch. 9:Diastolicmurmurs
Ch. 10: Continuousmurmurs
Ch. 11:Other auscultatory sounds
FOUR
Breath sound fundamentals
Ch. 12:The respiratory system and
auscultation
Ch. 13: Introduction to breath sounds
FIVE
Normal breath sounds
Ch. 14: Breath sounds heard inhealthy
individuals
SIX
Abnormal breath sounds
Ch. 15: Bronchial breath sounds
Ch. 16: Abnormal voice sounds
Ch. 17: Absent anddiminished breath
sounds
SEVEN
Other abnormal breath
sounds
Ch. 18: Classifying adventitious sounds
Ch. 19: Adventitious sounds: crackles
Ch. 20: Adventitious sounds: wheezes
Appendix:
Auscultationfindings for commondisorder
Assessment flowcharts for common
auscultationfindings