Egophony - a 141 Auscultation Practice
Egophony - a 141
Research studies have demonstrated that listening to a heart sound for 2-3 minutes can help students master auscultation.
For textual descriptions, waveforms and heart animations, please use our courses on this website.
Listening Tips
S1:Systole:
S2:
Diastole:
Features:Ask patient to say "Eeee" several times. Auscultate the chest walls. Over consolidated lung areas, the sound is heard as an "A" (aaay)
