2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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AuscultationSkills: BreathandHeartSounds, FifthEdition Jessica S. Coviello,DNP, APRN, ANP-BC 978-1-4511-8999-5 •November2013 • Softbound •6” x9” •256pp. •207 Illus.

Diagnosis

Practitioners and students: see and hear breath and heart soundswith remarkable claritywhileperfectingyour auscultation technique. AuscultationSkills:BreathandHeartSounds,FifthEdition , pinpoints exactly how, where, and why breath and heart sounds occur and helps you to differentiate normal from abnormal sounds quickly and accurately. Loaded with clear explanations, colorful illustrations, and linked to online audio cues, this sensational reference spans the simple to the complex and serves as an excellent tool for beginning practitioners and seasoned clinicians who are looking to hone their diagnostic skills and improve their auscultation technique. This compact, practical book will improve your ability to auscultate for heart and breath sounds, and enhance your understanding of their physiology. Throughout, the book references corresponding tracks on the accompanying website, enabling users to listen to the sounds immediately after reading about the anatomical and physiologic changes associatedwith the sounds. With full coverage of heart and breath sounds from the simple to the complex this comprehensive text explains heart and breath sound fundamentals including basic anatomy and physiology, best auscultation locations, tips on how to identify each sound, andwhat to document during a physical examination. Auscultation Skills: BreathandHeartSounds,FifthEdition offerspracticingnurses, nurse practitioners, andphysicianassistantsa solidbasis for recognizingand differentiatingamongabnormal breathandheart soundstohelpthem accurately interpret what they hear and then apply that knowledge toward a proper diagnosis and treatment regimen. Features • Brilliant, full-color illustrationsdetailingbasic anatomyand physiology, pathophysiology, and thebest auscultation sites for breathandheart sounds. • Includes nearly 100 tracksof normal andabnormal breathandheart sounds. • Pretests andPosttests inevery chapter to challengeyour understandingand test your ability todiscernauscultation sounds. • Rapid-reviewassessmentflowcharts for themost common auscultationfindings. • Helpful logosdrawingattention toAge issues,Auscultation tips, and Alerts. • PhonocardiogramandECG tracingsdepictingnormal andabnormal sounds.

Table of Contents ONE Heart sound fundamentals Ch. 1:The heart and auscultation Ch. 2:Heart sounddynamics TWO Normal heart sounds Ch. 3:The first heart sound Ch. 4:The secondheart sound Ch. 5:The third and fourthheart sounds THREE Abnormal heart sounds Ch. 6:Other diastolic and systolic sounds Ch. 7:Murmur fundamentals Ch. 8: Systolicmurmurs Ch. 9:Diastolicmurmurs Ch. 10: Continuousmurmurs Ch. 11:Other auscultatory sounds FOUR Breath sound fundamentals Ch. 12:The respiratory system and auscultation Ch. 13: Introduction to breath sounds FIVE Normal breath sounds Ch. 14: Breath sounds heard inhealthy individuals SIX Abnormal breath sounds Ch. 15: Bronchial breath sounds Ch. 16: Abnormal voice sounds Ch. 17: Absent anddiminished breath sounds SEVEN Other abnormal breath sounds Ch. 18: Classifying adventitious sounds Ch. 19: Adventitious sounds: crackles Ch. 20: Adventitious sounds: wheezes Appendix: Auscultationfindings for commondisorder Assessment flowcharts for common auscultationfindings