Free Learning Resources
Access to the content described on this page is completely free for students and instructors. Just follow the links. Optionally, we provide paid plans that included progress tracking across user sessons. Instructors can track student progress and quiz scores using a special instructor dashboard page.
The content described below includes heart and lung sounds, taking blood pressure, medical terminology and also links to free EKG training on EKG.Academy.
We plan to make significant additions to these classroom resources. So please bookmark and return!
Heart and Lung Sounds
Learn to auscultate heart and lung sounds. These modules cover both normal and abnormal sounds.
Normal Heart Sounds
We present normal first and second heart sounds, split first and second heart sounds, third heart sounds, innocent murmurs and exercise related fast heart sounds.
First Heart Sounds
This course will teach you about first heart sound auscultation. Before you take this course you should have finished the Normal Heart Sounds course and feel comfortable with your ability to listen and recognize normal heart sounds.
Second Heart Sounds
This course will teach you about the second heart sound. Before you take this course you should have finished the Normal Heart Sound and First Heart Sound courses. You should feel comfortable with the material presented.
Basics of Lung Sounds
We focus on describing eight key lung sounds with text and audio.
Auscultation Quizzes
Students can take and retake these auscultation quizzes at any time.
General Heart Sounds
Basic Lung Sounds
Taking Blood Pressure
Quickly learn to take blood pressure and then practice on our virtual patients.
Taking Blood Pressure Practice
Using our simulated blood pressure cuff, students observe the dial while listening and then enter pressure readings. Immediate feedback is provided.
Medical Terminology
Medical Dictionary
A quick reference for medical terms and word parts. Lists by body system as well as alphabetic access.
Medical Word Parts
Our concise summary of essential medical prefixes, suffixes and combining forms.
EKG
Free EKG training is available from Practical Clinical Skills website. This includes several training modules. Each of these modules includes lecture materials as well as interactive exercises within the lessons. Most modules include an ECG rhythm quiz. Users have the option of using a dashboard to track module completion and quiz results.
EKG Basics
Learn the basics of EKGs terminology and interpretation. An entry-level quiz provides practice drills for EKG analysis.
Rhythm Interpretation
Learn the fundamental concepts and methods for EKG interpretation. Interactive questions and answers are available throughout the module.
Sinus Rhythms
Learn about important EKG morphologic features. Practice drills are available within the module and a quiz concludes the course.
EKG Daily Drill
Practice EKG interpretation with our daily dose of three tracings. Hosted by our sister website, PracticalClinicalSkills.com.
Basic Test
Students tested on normal sinus rhythm, sinus tachycardia, sinus bradycardia, sinus arrhythmia and asystole
5 QuestionsSecond Test
Students tested using Basic Test plus these additional tracings: ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, junctional escape rhythm, pacemaker rhythm and premature ventricular complex.
10 QuestionsProgress Tracking
Access to our free content does not require that students or instructors register. But if they setup a free account, each person gets progress tracking on a personalized dashboard. Instructors can monitor student progress and quiz scores. Students are able to control who sees their progress and scores.
Contributors
Authors and Reviewers
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Heart sounds by Dr. Jonathan Keroes, MD and David Lieberman, Developer, Virtual Cardiac Patient.
- Lung sounds provided by Diane Wrigley, PA
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Heart sounds mentorship by W. Proctor Harvey, MD>
- Reviewed by Dr. Barbara Erickson, PhD, RN, CCRN.
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Last Update: 12/14/2022
Sources
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Heart Sounds and Murmurs Across the Lifespan (with CD)
by Dr Barbara Ann Erickson
Publisher: Mosby
ISBN-10: 0323020453; ISBN-13: 978-0323020459 -
Heart Sounds and Murmurs: A Practical Guide with Audio CD-ROM 3rd Edition
Elsevier-Health Sciences Division
Barbara A. Erickson, PhD, RN, CCRN -
Heart Sounds Made Easy with CD-ROM: (with CD-ROM) 2nd Edition
Anthony P. Salmon
ISBN-13: 978-0443069079 - NCBI Review of Heart Sounds and Murmurs: A Practical Guide
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The Virtual Cardiac Patient: A Multimedia Guide to Heart Sounds And Murmurs
Jonathan Keroes, David Lieberman
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkin)
ISBN-10: 0781784425; ISBN-13: 978-0781784429 -
Ventricular Function Curves in the Exercising Dog
JONATHAN KEROES , ROGER R. ECKER , and ELLIOT RAPAPORT
Circulation Research, Vol. 25, No. 5 -
Electrocardiographic changes associated with ritodrine-induced maternal tachycardia and hypokalemia
American Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology, VOLUME 154, ISSUE 4, P921-923, APRIL 01, 1986
Susan K Hendricks, MD, Jonathan Keroes, MD, Michael Katz, MD -
A Multimedia Guide to Heart Sounds and Murmurs
January 2007 JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association 297(2):217-218
DOI:10.1001/jama.297.2.217. M. Saleem Seyal, MD, Reviewer - Clinical Heart Disease
W Proctor Harvey, MD
Laennec Publishing; 1st edition (January 1, 2009)
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