title: Handy heart sound simulator.
abstract: A simple bedside technique of heart sound simulation using hand and stethoscope is described. The technique utilizes tissue vibration and sound conduction with the usual air column of a stethoscope to reproduce auscultatory events accurately without the distortion that often accompanies electrical production of heart sounds.
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis; D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education*; D004501:Education, Medical; D006326:Heart Auscultation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006347:Heart Sounds; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis; D008722:Methods; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010496:Pericardium; D010701:Phonocardiography