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Auscultation app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 6256 ratings )
Reference Medical
Developer: RYKLIN SOFTWARE INC.
4.99 USD
Current version: 1.6.2, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 11 Nov 2009
App size: 10.47 Mb

Play many different human heart beat murmurs, lung wheezes, or abdominal sounds. Designed for medical students, nurses, EMT and other health care professionals who wish to review/test their knowledge and skill at identifying these sounds.

Ausculation is the term used when listening to the sounds emanating from inside the body with the aid of a stethoscope. This is something that almost all medical professionals must perform when examining a patient. Experts agree that this technique of listening can only be mastered through years of training by working with actual patients. Furthermore, placing a diagnosis is always done by employing many tests in addition to ausculation. In the case of the heart, an EKG or Echo-cardiogram might be used to visually identify the different components present in a heart murmur.

This program is not meant for diagnosis of any medical condition. It does not strive to identify a sound, rather it plays back prerecorded sounds like a tape cassette would.

This program is not meant to substitute for an EKG or proper training on live patients. Rather, it is designed to give professionals and students an additional tool, in their pre-existing repertoire, to test themselves on their abilities at identifying a sound which may be classified as a disorder of a bodily organ. Neither is this program perfect at presenting such sounds. It is a rather small snap-shot of possible sounds that strive to represent a canonical disorder. Some of those sounds may be synthesized, and not live recordings. Others may be of low amplitude or otherwise difficult to hear and discern. Alas, this is the case with any such program which attempts to mimic these phenomenon. Nonetheless, we are working earnestly to update it with better, higher resolution, natural, clearer and crisper recordings.

This program strives to present to its users a wide collection of bodily sounds in a test format. Questions and answers are grouped together and alternated on the screen. Users listen to sounds and press on one of four buttons to select the choice they feel best answers the question "what sound do you hear". Questions are randomized and presented in a given period of time. Then the exam is scored and the results are presented to the test taker. The number and percent correct are shown as a bar graph. The incorrect and skipped questions are listed so that users can review those questions they did not choose properly.

Headphones are REQUIRED. Sounds can not be easily heard with the speakerphone on. This program is meant for individual use, and not designed for a classroom or group environment.


FEATURES:

40+ Sound Study Questions featuring heart murmurs, lung wheezes, and stomach aches.

Timed Exam
Graphical Performance Statistics
Bookmarks
Personalized Notes

REQUIREMENTS:

Requires iOS 8.0
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Headphones required, sounds are otherwise difficult to hear. For individual use only, not meant for a classroom setting.

Pros and cons of Auscultation app for iPhone and iPad

Auscultation app good for

Thx very much. A small question, what about a german version?
Identifying lung sounds is the key to agressive airway managment. This is a must for pre hospital healthcare providers. Perfect for paramedics.
Great app, but could be better. Instead of having notes for the user to fill in, include the name and some information about the sounds.
Great idea for an app! I had a couple of issues with mine, but support was very quick and kind in helping me with it. This will be an incredibly useful tool for nursing and med school students. Thank you :)
I bought it as a teaching tool, it works well for that. Its basically a quizzing app, with scoring percentage capabilities. The sounds are decent to good quality, I just wish there was a teaching section giving pathophys. Only 4 stars due to price
This helped me out quite a bit when I needed to familiarize myself with basic Auscultation sounds. Not perfect but did the trick!

Some bad moments

Bought the app and the sounds will not play, useless to me. Too bad I cant get my money back.
Students do not remember for future use a very briefly played sound they are tested on. Aural learning concepts have shown this type of educational tool to be unsuccessful at leaching what it intends to.
I cant hear the sounds. Good thing I didnt pay for this thing.
The sounds do not sound like they do in real sick humans. The sounds are too mechanical.
There is no way to study the sounds on this app. You can only use this as a quiz and it doesnt explain anything about the sound you are listening to. There is a harsh background noise behind all of the sounds that is a little annoying after listening for so long. I would not buy this app again.
Have no idea where I’m listening! App difficult to navigate. Very disappointed.