This afternoon I went to a heart sounds workshop put on by The Toledo Hospital. We used an awesome program called CardioSim that broadcasts heart sounds over a wireless network to these headsets (see pictures.) We started with the basics - which side of the stethoscope to use for which sounds, where to listen, how each heart sound is made, etc. Moving on to murmurs we got to see CardioSim in full action, listening to each murmur with and without lung sounds, at varying intensity levels, and with and without prompted visual cues of the sounds on the screen. We ended with a closed eyes "final exam" and a raffle for a Littman stethoscope.
It was the perfect review for medical students, starting at a slow pace and building to practice with critical skills that we will use everyday. These talks are one of many reasons I love coming to these conferences!!
Andrea Rier, BUSM IVFuture Family Physician
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