Table 1 Ability of making the correct heart and lung diagnoses and correctly representing the heart sounds/murmurs
From: A prospective study on the efficacy of patient simulation in heart and lung auscultation
HEART AUSCULTATION | ||||
CNT (=49) | EXP (=58) | p value | ||
AORTIC STENOSIS (diagnosis) | Correct | 38 | 49 | n.s. |
Incorrect | 11 | 9 | ||
AORTIC STENOSIS (representation) | Correct | 35 | 51 | p = 0.03 |
Incorrect | 14 | 7 | ||
MITRAL REGURGITATION (diagnosis) | Correct | 35 | 52 | p = 0.02 |
Incorrect | 14 | 6 | ||
MIRAL REGURGITATION (representation) | Correct | 33 | 50 | p = 0.02 |
Incorrect | 16 | 8 | ||
II SOUND WIDE SPLIT (diagnosis) | Correct | 39 | 52 | n.s |
Incorrect | 10 | 6 | ||
II SOUND WIDE SPLIT (representation) | Correct | 15 | 32 | p = 0.01 |
Incorrect | 34 | 26 | ||
LUNG AUSCULTATION | ||||
CNT (=48) | EXP (=58) | p value | ||
WHEEZES (diagnosis) | Correct | 44 | 53 | n.s |
Incorrect | 4 | 5 | ||
RONCHI (diagnosis) | Correct | 36 | 43 | n.s |
Incorrect | 12 | 15 | ||
COARSE CRACKLES (diagnosis) | Correct | 32 | 41 | n.s |
Incorrect | 16 | 17 | ||
FINE CRACKLES (diagnosis) | Correct | 28 | 43 | n.s |
Incorrect | 20 | 15 | ||
PLEURAL RUBS (diagnosis) | Correct | 30 | 37 | n.s |
Incorrect | 18 | 21 | ||