Easy Auscultation

Lessons, Quizzes, Guides
Heart and Lung Sounds

Easy Auscultation

All courses entirely free through March

If you are a medical professional and want to quickly and efficiently learn heart and lung sounds, this is the place for you. From the lessons, practice drills, and quizzes, we provide you with detailed instruction in auscultation. And when it's time for review, use our fast reference guide to heart and lung sounds. Learning heart and lung sounds has never been easier.

Heart Sounds

Learn basic to advanced heart sound auscultation at your own pace using our courses, reference guides and quizzes. Over 65 abnormalities are covered. Graded quizzes and certificates now available!

Lung Sounds

Improve your ability to easily recognize lung sounds using the two courses and our reference guide. The interactive quizzes will help you evaluate your auscultation skills. Graded quizzes and course completion certificates now available!

Blood Pressure

Practice taking blood pressure online. Our innovative blood pressure cuff simulator provides immediate feedback. We provide a simple drill and practice format as well as more involved patient cases.

Medical Terms

Learn medical terms using our quick reference guides. Great for exam prep.

Instructional Resources

Use our free learninig resources to supplement formal instruction.

Practice Drills

Quickly assess your auscultation skills. Instant feedback and tutoring for each sound.

When To Refer

Apply your auscultation skills to pediatric cases. Virtually auscultate pediatric patients using our simulated manikin.

Carotid Bruit

Learn carotid bruit and abdominal sounds. Hosted by Practical Clinical Skills website.

EKG Training

Learn and practice EKG interpretation. Try our graded quizzes and patient monitor trainer.

Point of Care Ultrasound

Free sonography training modules are available at our sister website, ultrasound.guide

Pulmonary Problems

Learn to manage respiratory problems with our twenty cases. Hosted by Practical Clinical Skills website.

Auscultation Ref Guide

Our auscultation reference guide includes over one hundred heart and lung sounds.

Authors, Reviewers and Developers

These authors contributed the sound recordings and text descriptions found in this section:
Jon Keroes, MD, Diane Wrigley, PA,
William French, and David Lieberman.
Medical review by Dr. Barbara Erickson, PhD, RN, CCRN.
Special thanks for the lung sounds expertise of Dr. Raymond Murphy.
Spanish Language EKG: Breena R. Taira, MD, MPH
Electrophysiology review: Dr. Pedro Azevedo, MD, Cardiology
Last Update: 1/30/2023