Heart & Lung Assessment Masterclass

Places are limited as the course is highly practical. Training is enhanced with the inclusion of an auscultation trainer, practical workshops and clinical case studies.

Course Content

Applied cardio-respiratory anatomy and physiology
Conduction system, cardiac cycle
Auscultatory technique:
Using the stethoscope; the five auscultatory areas; enhancement and environment
Heart sound dynamics:
Basic heart sounds, their origins, electrocardiogram relationship to the sounds, depolarisation and repolarisation
Normal heart sounds:
First and second sounds; third and fourth sounds
Abnormal heart sounds:
Opening snaps; systolic ejection sounds; Murmurs – systolic and diastolic, continuous
Arterial Blood Gases interpretation workshop
Chest X-ray interpretation workshop
Auscultatory areas:
Thoracic structures and landmarks;
Anterior, lateral and posterior chest wall surfaces
Auscultatory technique:
Normal breath sounds, Abnormal and diminished breath sounds, crackles, wheezes
Accurately recording your findings
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