Whether you’re a student learning to listen for heart murmurs or an educator seeking additional resources, we’re here to support your aspirations and help you achieve your goals. We admire those who answer the call to care, and we want to give you the tools you need to thrive.
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Auditory RepetitionListening accurately for abnormal heart and lung sounds requires practice and repetition.
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Audio/Visual IntegrationResearch shows that viewing heart and lung sounds while listening makes it easier for students to understand what they are hearing.
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Self-TestingThe ability to self-assess ones accuracy is key to recognizing when more training is needed.
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Refresher LearningRegularly scheduled fresher learning of heart and lung sounds ensures that accurate identification skills remain high over time.
Explore the 3M™ Littmann Learning and University Apps
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3M™ Littmann Learning App for studentsThis powerful app is designed to help users better recognize benign and pathological heart and lung sounds by reinforcing self-directed learning modules directly on your phone.
Expanded content is available in the App Store® with a subscription.
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3M™ Littmann University App for facultyThe Littmann University App gives instructors the ability to teach and test their students on the skill of auscultation. Pair it with the Littmann Learning App to provide your future clinicians a bedside-like listening environment during instruction. The Littmann University App requires a subscription.
Assigned by In-Class instructor or self-directed
In-Class Instructor-led
School subscription or individual user subscription
School subscription
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Anatomy of a Stethoscope
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Click the blue circles on the illustration to find general information along with facts specific to 3M™ Littmann® Stethoscopes.
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Monitor and assess children or adults in non-critical environments. This compact stethoscope is manufactured with strong yet lightweight materials for hours of comfortable use.
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Detect subtle sounds in critical and challenging environments. This stethoscope is designed to help you listen for hard-to-hear sounds, including aortic stenosis, S3 gallop murmurs and faint pulmonary anomalies.
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This stethoscope is characterized by the best acoustics in the 3M™ Littmann® Mechanical stethoscope product line; with its dual-lumen tubing, and a precision, intuitively-designed, stainless steel chestpiece.
