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Accession number;03A0567695
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| Title;Development of Lung Sounds Auscultation Simulator "Mr. Lung" and its Usefulness in Medical Education |
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YOSHII CHIHARU
(Sangyoidai Kokyukika)
KIDO MASAMITSU
(Sangyoidai Kokyukika)
ISHIMORI KENTA
(Kyotokagaku)
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Journal Title;Clinical Pharmacology and Therapy
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Journal Code:L1701A
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ISSN:0917-3994
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VOL.13;NO.4;PAGE.317-324(2003)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.7, TBL.1, REF.8 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;To improve the medical students' auscultation skills, we have invented an innovative lung sounds auscultation simulator "Mr. Lung". This device consists of fifteen speakers built into a human sized mannequin. Lung sounds were recorded from actual patients at 15 points on the chest wall, namely 7 from the anterior chest wall and 8 from the posterior. The data was input into a computer and edited so that it could be a useful device for teaching medical students. In order to properly evaluate the quality of the simulator, we asked medical doctors who had heard the simulator to fill out a questionnaire. Among 186 medical doctors, 89.1% answered, "similar or very similar to real lung sounds". Then we utilized "Mr. Lung" for small group education at our university. At the beginning and the end of the class, five degrees of self-assessment scores for the auscultation skills were performed by the students. They were significantly higher after the class than before. However, the real auscultation tests before the class was surprisingly low among medical students. We believe repetitive auscultation of the simulator is extremely helpful for medical education. (author abst.) |
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