Physicians’ vital instruments: Sthethoscope, Sphygmomanometer… and an ipod?
Published by Haseeb January 18th, 2006 in Science/MedicineTIME.com: Updating the Stethoscope with an iPod
Dr. Michael Barrett of Temple University in Philadelphia thinks he has the solution. In a study published today in the American Journal of Medicine, Barrett concluded that medical students improved their stethoscope skills dramatically if they listened to certain digitally recorded soundtracks that mimic the distinctive vibrations produced by various valve problems and other cardiac conditions…. Barrett produced a CD that mimicked the sounds of six abnormal heart conditions and gave itto a group of medical students, who promptly uploaded the recordings to their iPods. About two hours and 3,000 playbacks later, the students were able to correctly identify 80% of the heart sounds on a test—up from 30% before the practice listening session.
Now where would we be without our ipods?
I wish I invented the iPod
I’d be so filthy rich! *looks around and slowly walks away*
aight haseeb with an ipod
word, the 2 GB iPod nigga
and i thought med students/physicians needed PDAs nowadays.
looks like 2GB arent nearly enough as i thought Id need…
and yea PDAs too, but thats starting 3rd year, no?