This is a web-based tutorial that is designed to help clinicians develop and maintain proficiency in the assessment of patient lung sounds. As of February 2021, it is free. No download is required.
The material is a quick reference guide designed to provide a quick guide and access to abnormal sounds, with synthetic listening tips, audio samples, and waveforms. The repetition training methodology assists users to memorize each type of lung sound.
Type of Material:
Collection of cases, development tool, drill and practice, reference material, tutorial, quiz/test, assessment tool
Recommended Uses:
Online and face to face
Lecture
Discussion board
Clinical assessment
Individual project
In-class activity
Homework
Technical Requirements:
Chrome and Internet Explorer
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The site offers several ways to learn auscultation skills. The reference guide is designed to provide quick access to abnormal sounds, with summary listening tips, audio examples and waveforms. The repetition training pages provide a methodology that helps some users memorize each type of lung sound. The site includes a series of interactive case studies in pulmonary problem-solving.
Learning goals: At the end of the course, students:
Students will need to understand the basic knowledge on assessment, anatomy, and physiology. No computer skill is needed.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
This tool is easy to use and the lung sounds are very good quality. It includes a diverse library of lung sounds for practice.
Provided a quick guide to all links associated with each topic that is covered in the course Listed a reference guide to lung sound in an audio sound format.
The course provided a lung sound waveform in thumbnail format
Listed assignments that are linked to the different lung sounds.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The resource is easy to use when teaching a lecture, can be used in small groups, and students can use it to practice in small groups or individually.
The embedded videos and audios increase student learning different student learning.
The resource promotes the ability to compare and contrast the different lung sounds.
The resource promotes listenting and identifying both the systolic and diastolic sounds.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Provided hyperlinks to the course materials that are active and working
Site was assessed on multiple occasions with no difficulties.
The software is robust and in working order.
Instructions are provided and easy to follow.
Navigation of the source is logical and consistent.
Concerns:
Students have to sign up before they can take a quiz. This may be an issue at some schools that limit student's sharing identity information for privacy reasons.
Creative Commons:
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