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Heart Murmur Pro app review: a unique database of heart sounds
Introduction
Heart Murmur Pro - The Heart Sound Database for iPhone and iPad makes a rather unique addition to the Medical category of the App Store, providing an extensive collection of heart sounds along with detailed explanations and informative entries.
The best iPad apps for heart monitoring 2021Although I don’t pretend to have much beyond a surface level understanding of the content in this app, I am very much impressed by the obvious attention to quality that has gone into not just the content but the overall presentation of the interface and so on.
Whether for clinical, academic, or simple personal use, I would definitely recommend this app to those of you who are concerned or otherwise curious about the sounds the ol’ ticker is making!
Access 23 Different Heart Sounds
This app contains a collection of 23 different heart sounds, and sound comes complete with detailed information and explanations, pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, treatment options, and lots more, making this a truly comprehensive resource.
The best counselling apps for the iPhoneIf you’re using this app in a clinical or academic setting then you’ll be pleased to know that you can edit the information for each heart sound to create your own customized database. This is perfect for adding your own personal notes.
Test Yourself With Integrated Quizzes
Heart Murmur Pro - The Heart Sound Database also enables you to add sounds to your Favorites list for quick and easy future access, again making it ideal for clinical and academic settings.
Best iphone and ipad appsAs if that weren’t enough, there are multiple choice and free answer quizzes that you can use to test your knowledge, and over time you can check out your quiz results in the Quiz History section to see how you are progressing.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Includes 23 different heart sounds for you to reference
- Add sounds to your Favorites list for quick and easy future access
- Each heart sound comes complete with detailed information and explanations, pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, treatment options, and lots more
- Edit the information for each heart sound to create your own customized database
- Test yourself with Multiple Choice and Free Answer quizzes
- View your quiz results in the Quiz History section to see how you are progressing
- Includes a detailed cardiac exam guide
- Easily access further details via Wikipedia, Google, and Medline Plus
- Compatible with and optimized for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad
Cons
- There is nothing negative to say about this app
Final Words
Heart Murmur Pro - The Heart Sound Database for iPhone and iPad has fairly varied applications and is very well designed overall so I would definitely recommend downloading it if you’re looking to learn more about the heart and its various sounds.
MarkBangs
Mark is an opinionated writer who loves to review apps. In 2012, he started reviewing Apple apps on a regular basis and wonders how he survived up to that point without these apps.