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Challenger Heart Sounds is a complete course in cardiac auscultation, which contains recordings of heart sounds and murmurs from actual patients. No heart sound simulators are used.
The program is authored by world-famous cardiography expert Jules Constant, MD, FACC and is based on his forty years of practice. Challenger Heart Sounds covers the essentials of cardiac auscultation.
Target Audience:
Challenger Heart Sounds is intended for practicing primary care and emergency physicians, as well as cardiologists seeking a comprehensive review.
Educational Objectives:
On completing this program, the medical practitioner will be able to:
- Identify normal heart sounds on auscultation.
- Identify all types of clinically significant abnormal heart sounds on auscultation.
- List sites for auscultation of abnormal heart sounds.
- List methods for differentiating abnormal heart sounds to aid in diagnosis.

System Requirements: Windows '98, '98SE, ME, NT4.0 sp6a, 2000 sp4+, or XP sp1+ (Home or Professional) (Windows 2000 or XP preferred), Pentium III - 1GHz or faster, 24X CD-ROM drive or faster, Video Card and Monitor capable of at least 1024x768 resolution; Sound Card and Speakers, Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device, Windows '98, '98SE, ME: 256MB RAM, or greater, Windows NT4.0 sp6a, Windows 2000 sp4+, or Windows XP sp1+ (Home/Prof): 512MB RAM, or greater, Run from CD-ROM: 1MB with CD-ROM, Full Installation: Amount varies with each product, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 sp2 or later (IE 6 - sp1+ preferred) or Netscape Navigator 7.0.1 or later, Microsoft Java 5.00.3810 or Sun Java2 (JRE) 1.4.2_07, Internet Access with a 56K modem or faster (DSL, Cable, Broadband, etc.), Macromedia Flash 6 player or later, A media player* with codecs for ".mp3" audio and ".mpg" MPEG1 video/audio, Microsoft Media Player 9 and 10 cannot play movies from the CD-ROMs due to recent changes in Microsoft security protocols. The preferred media player for the MPEG movies is QuickTime.
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