Synopsis
This third edition provides an introduction to normal and abnormal heart and lung sounds. The book includes chapters on prosthetic heart valve sounds, murmurs and pacemaker and catheter sounds. The accompanying cassette tape introduces the listener to normal and abnormal heart and lung sounds, including first and second heart sounds, clicks and snaps. An appendix comparing stethoscope sounds is included as well as a section on asthma and its effects on heart and lung sounds.
About the Author
Ara G. Tilkian, MD, FACC, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, Director of Cardiology, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, CA; Mary Boudreau Conover, RN, BSNEd, Director of Education, Critical Care Conferences, Santa Cruz, CA
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