Major Features

• Display heart sounds as a phonocardiogram
• Displays lung sounds as a phonopneumogram
• Simultaneous display and recording of sounds and ECG (use SimulScope with ECG for dual channel recording)
• Compares two phonocardiograms on the same screen
• Edit function permits reduction of baseline noise or editing a certain section
• Playback of recorded sounds.
• A library of simulated sounds is stored in StethView for immediate playback
• Operates on XP or Vista operating systems

Used with
E-Scope Electronic Stethoscope
SimulScope Bedside Auscultation System
SimulScope Telemedicine System
Ausculette Telemedicine Auscultation System

Description
Display: The software will display a patient’s phonocardiogram while the user is listening simultaneously to the sound.  By adding the Audio Input Module, StethView will display two channels simultaneously.  When used with a SimulScope, the patient’s ECG may be recorded simultaneously with the heart sounds.  This allows identification of systole in patients with fast heart rates.

Recording: StethView will also allow recording of the heart or breath sounds (and ECG, if desired) while viewing the phonocardiogram on the screen.  Recording time is from 1-120 seconds. 

Editing: Once a recording has been made, the tracings can be edited to remove unwanted baseline noise, zoom the trace, remove sections of the trace or change the frequency characteristics of the trace.  If a recording is being made and a portion of it is deemed worth saving, the unwanted part can be deleted.  This is helpful if, for example, a good 20 second recording is being made, but the patient moves during the final seconds of the recording.  This portion can be edited.

If there is excessive baseline noise, the baseline noise between S1 and S2 and the subsequent diastolic part (S2 to S1), can be edited so as to improve the identification of remaining sounds and murmurs. 
If the user wishes to edit so as to have a specific high and low frequency, this can also be done.

Library of Sounds: There is a library of sounds already stored on StethView.  This allows the user to see and hear any common heart sound or murmur.  The display is a phonocardiogram with PC. This library of sounds can be played individually and is effective for teaching situations.

Comparison:  Any two sounds that have been recorded from a single patient can be compared on the same person.  The allows the physician to note any changes that may have occurred or displaying the difference for teaching applications.